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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 makes Barbie sad when she sees the dead body of her friend in Chapter 6?

2. What does Morpheus need to "uncreate" the Land in Chapter 5?

3. What guides Barbie's group down an old path to the sea and the city in Chapter 4?

4. What exists as long as the world exists according to Cuckoo in Chapter 5?

5. What looks like the house in Florida in which where Barbie grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wanda do when the weather starts to worsen and she looks out the window in Chapter 5?

2. What does the beggar woman tell Wanda in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 4, when Luz says that they are being watched, what does Barbie compare this experience to?

4. What does Morpheus do to liberate Barbie and what is revealed about him in Chapter 5?

5. What happens in New York when the storm grows violent?

6. What do Nuala and Morpheus talk about in Chapter 4?

7. What does Barbie do at the tombstone at the end of the book?

8. What does Barbie remember about her journey with Martin in Chapter 4?

9. What does Thessaly say when Morpheus departs?

10. What does Thessaly tell Hazel and Foxglove about cuckoo birds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gender is an issue that is frequently debated, discussed and described in this book. How is gender portrayed through the characters of Barbie, Wanda, Hazel, Foxglove and Thessaly? What stereotypes or cultural or societal views are reinforced, questioned or rejected? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Sandman: A Game of You," the author delves deeply into the inner worlds of his characters. Describe how the first five chapters that discuss Barbie's dream world contrast sharply with the final chapter, in which Wanda's family rejects both Wanda and Barbie's beliefs.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief portrait study of Morpheus. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics?

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