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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 Vixen's real name?

2. What does Curacan throw onto his sister?

3. How did Chantral contract AIDS?

4. By what noise is the night nurse awakened?

5. What is the name of Alex's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Rose share with Hal at Zelda's funeral?

2. What does Rose find in Paul's cellar?

3. What happened the last time Morpheus and Death met?

4. How does Jack disappoint Rose in this section?

5. Why has Death arrived in Dreaming?

6. Describe Rose's meeting with Vixen?

7. How do the Furies react to Lyta's need to avenge her son's death?

8. What is the emerald stone?

9. What does the author suggest Loki's life will be like beneath the earth?

10. What does Morpheus do on Thirstday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way can The Kindly Ones be called a revenge story? What are the conventions of a normal revenge story and how does Gaiman use these conventions to create a meaning that fits with 90s culture? How does The Kindly Ones differ from usual revenge stories?

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between a novel and a graphic novel in terms of the following?

1. Language.

2. Character.

3. Structure.

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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