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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 was Matthew before he was a raven?

2. Where do the detectives tell Lyta they found a body?

3. What does Alex give Rose before she leaves the nursing home?

4. How is Cluracan related to Nuala?

5. What is Lyta's mother's superhero name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Hell changed since Lucifer left?

2. How does Morpheus react to Cluracan's request to release his sister?

3. Who are the Three Fates?

4. Describe the man's dream at the beginning of the novel?

5. How does Lord Morpheus change the man's dream?

6. What is Lyta's history?

7. What complaints does Mervyn have about his job?

8. How does Magda's version of Sleeping Beauty differ from the full version?

9. Why has Cluracan come to see Nuala?

10. What does Lyta learn has happened to Daniel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the story of the ladies' man, his wife and his three children relate to the book's themes? In what way does the story signify the origins of the Furies?

Essay Topic 2

How does Gaiman use the prologue to introduce the world of Dreaming and its characters? Why is it necessary to have a prologue for this book?

Essay Topic 3

What is the Furies role in the novel? How do the Furies relate to popular culture and what meaning does this relationship give the story?

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