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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. Of what does Lucifer accuse Remiel?

2. Why does Rose tell Zelda she is looking after her?

3. How do the police think Daniel's kidnappers entered the house?

4. With whom is Lord Morpheus having a conflict?

5. What kind of creature is Nuala?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaints does Mervyn have about his job?

2. Describe Rose's dream.

3. How does Cain die in this section?

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

5. How did the kidnappers get into the house?

6. Who is Paul McGuire?

7. What information does Matthew get from the other characters on the way to seeing Morpheus?

8. Who are the Three Fates?

9. What does Carla learn in this section?

10. How do the cat woman and the cyclops help Lyta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Morpheus feel about the death of his son? How does the death of Morpheus's son affect the decisions he makes in the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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