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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 is the statue of Dream holding in its hand?

2. What kind of animal talks to the homeless man?

3. Where does does Lyta find the Furies in her dream?

4. Who dreams of the meal Morpheus eats in part eight?

5. What does the Corinthian throw at Matthew?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cluracan try to calm the Queen's anger at Nuala?

2. How does Larissa protect Lyta?

3. How does Morpheus travel from Los Angeles back to the Dreaming?

4. How does Loki try to get Thor to kill him?

5. Why does Nuala call Morpheus?

6. What does Lyta see in the mirror?

7. How did Odin hold Loki captive?

8. What does the Corinthian see through Carla's eyes?

9. What does Loki claim happened to him when Odin comes down?

10. What does Morpheus do on Thirstday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Morpheus choose to come back as Daniel? Was Daniel always in line to become Dream? What suggestions are there in the book that this is the case?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the theme of revenge.

1. In what way is revenge one of the central themes of the story?

2. What meaning does it give the novel that it is the women who are looking for revenge?

Essay Topic 3

What relationship do the human characters have with Dreaming? What relationship do the Dreaming characters have with Earth? How does Gaiman make the relationship between Dreaming and Earth believable?

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