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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Calliope not be helped?
(a) He needs her.
(b) She has to follow rites.
(c) They do not have the power.
(d) He is too weak.

2. Which of the following does NOT guard the final destination in the leading cat's dream?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A gryphon.
(c) A sphinx.
(d) A winged horse.

3. How many Oscars is Madoc's first movie nominated for?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What kind of wasteland does the leader cat have to travel through in her dream?
(a) A sandy wasteland.
(b) A frozen wasteland.
(c) A burning wasteland.
(d) A watery wasteland.

5. What question do the guards to the final destination in the dream ask the leader cat?
(a) What she learned in her journey.
(b) Why she should be allowed to see the King.
(c) What she is seeking.
(d) What gift she has brought to the guards.

6. How do the humans describe the kitten while she is dreaming?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Cute.
(d) Playful.

7. What does the man do with the kittens?
(a) Sells them.
(b) Drowns them.
(c) Burns them.
(d) Throws them away.

8. What is Erasmus's occupation?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Editor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Photographer.

9. What was Calliope doing when she was captured?
(a) Remembering her past.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Waiting for a lover.

10. What color is the kitten in "A Dream of a Thousand Cats"?
(a) White.
(b) Orange.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

11. What did Erasmus use to catch 'her'?
(a) Spells and music.
(b) Plants and rituals.
(c) A bezoar and a trap.
(d) Chants and costumes.

12. Where is Madoc when he hears about Erasmus's death?
(a) Rome.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

13. What book does Erasmus want re-printed?
(a) A Needed Climax.
(b) Calliope's Dream.
(c) Here Comes a Candle.
(d) The Journey of Calliope.

14. Where was the leader cat in her dream after she was separated from her kittens?
(a) A graveyard.
(b) A field of bones.
(c) A giant castle.
(d) An abandoned house.

15. What great piece of literature did Calliope inspire?
(a) A Midsummer's Night's Dream.
(b) The Iliad.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) Sophocles's play.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Calliope know Oneiros?

2. How do most of the cats feel about the leader cat's message?

3. What color is the dream lord?

4. Where is the kitten dreaming the morning after the meeting?

5. What kind of cats do not believe in the leader cat's message?

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