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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 discover about Cuckoo in Chapter 5?

2. To whom does Barbie discover that everyone prays in Chapter 5?

3. What does Thessaly demand from Morpheus at the end of Chapter 5?

4. For what is the Cuckoo anxious in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that makes Barbie question whether she is dreaming, and how does she respond to this new knowledge in Chapter 4?

2. When Barbie is pulled out of the apartment alive, what does she notice outside?

3. What does Morpheus say that the girls have to do because they entered Barbie's dream without consent?

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

5. Who does Wilkinson mention to Barbie in Chapter 4 that she remembers?

6. What is the boon that Morpheus offers Barbie?

7. What does Barbie want to do with Tantoblin's body?

8. Who rejects Barbie at the funeral at the end of the book and why?

9. What does Barbie talk about on the car ride with Dora and what does she dream about?

10. What does Barbie discuss with Aunt Dora in the diner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a short essay analyzing the different emotional changes of three characters, looking at similar events and how they impact each of them quite differently.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a character that inspires fear initially (Morpheus, Thessaly) but later evokes reluctant admiration and appreciation from the girls. Explain this change.

Essay Topic 3

Author Neil Gaiman constantly brings up metaphors and imagery associated with change. Give three examples of how change is portrayed and characters who unexpectedly show great confidence.

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