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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Barbie recognize the Brightly Shining Sea to be?
2. Who passes by so close to Barbie that she can almost touch them while she hides in Chapter 4?
3. What does Barbie believe about people in Chapter 6?
4. What does Barbie ask Morpheus to do in Chapter 6?
5. What happened to Tantoblin after Cuckoo destroyed the room patrol?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Thessaly say when Morpheus departs?
2. What does Barbie do while wearing mourning clothes in Chapter 6?
3. What does Morpheus say that the girls have to do because they entered Barbie's dream without consent?
4. What does Wilkinson say that Barbie does not believe when they wake up the day after they hid from the Black Guard in the cave and read Tantoblin's scroll?
5. What does Barbie want to do with Tantoblin's body?
6. What does Barbie learn about the little girl in Chapter 5?
7. What does Wanda do when the weather starts to worsen and she looks out the window in Chapter 5?
8. To whom does the Cuckoo introduce Barbie?
9. What happens that makes Barbie question whether she is dreaming, and how does she respond to this new knowledge in Chapter 4?
10. What is the boon that Morpheus offers Barbie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the symbolism inherent in the use of jewelry, stones and other objects in the book.
Essay Topic 2
Explore the use of make-up in the book. Barbie first paints her face as a chessboard in the opening chapter and then paints a veil on her face in the final chapter. She also writes on Wanda's tombstone with her lipstick. What does this imply about her? Is this absurdist? Is this significant? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of taking an ethereal journey versus just a physical one? How does this affect Barbie?
Part 1) What is the difference in the journeys of Barbie versus Thessaly?
Part 2) Describe Barbie's experience at the end and how it varies greatly from her arrival. What new friends has she made? What fears has she conquered?
Part 3) Of all the travelers, who gains the most knowledge and understanding from this adventure? Why?
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