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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 name of Alex's home?

2. What do the Furies give Lyta when she enters their shack?

3. Who does the Corinthian choke in this section?

4. What does Loki offer the Corinthian?

5. What kind of flowers are growing in Alex's conservatory?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lyta see in the mirror?

3. What do Death and Morpheus talk about on the peak?

4. Why has Death arrived in Dreaming?

5. What happens when Morpheus arrives to kill Lyta?

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

7. How does Loki try to trick both the Corinthian and Matthew?

8. How does Jack disappoint Rose in this section?

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

10. How does Mervyn die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

How does Gaiman represent Death? What does this representation say about the way Gaiman views the world? In what way is Gaiman's representation of Death different from normal representations? Is Gaiman's representation of Death entirely unique?

Essay Topic 3

How do Morpheus and Nuala hurt each other? In what way is Nuala's love for Morpheus an important element of the story?

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