2. How was the trichinobezoar created?
(a) Hair was swallowed.
(b) A rock was naturally condensed.
(c) Adhesive was frozen.
(d) A spell created it.

3. How did cats look in the former world?
(a) They were tiny.
(b) They were large.
(c) They walked on two feet.
(d) They all had long luxurious hair.

4. What does the leader cat lose when she travels through the big void?
(a) Her sadness.
(b) Her memory.
(c) Her sense of self.
(d) Her fears.

5. What is Richard Madoc's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Writer.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Erasmus want re-printed?

2. What will happen if Madoc doesn't fulfill his contract for his latest project?

3. What time of day does Madoc move into his new house?

4. What kind of wasteland does the leader cat have to travel through in her dream?

5. What does Erasmus say all writers are at heart?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the humans overcome the cats in the former world?

2. What happens as the kitten is leaving the graveyard?

3. What does the man think the kitten is dreaming about, and what is ironic about this statement?

4. What do the kitten's owners do the morning after the cat meeting?

5. What does Madoc do to express all the ideas that came to him?

6. In "A Dream of a Thousand Cats", what do the kitten and the cat talk about after the owners leave the house for the night?

7. What has happened to most of the gods when Calliope is trapped at Madoc's house?

8. What does the dream lord say to the Siamese cat about what the humans accomplished?

9. Why does Calliope not want to ask Oneiros for help?

10. What does Madoc tell Felix to do when he is caring for him after his breakdown?

(see the answer keys)

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