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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Death say Rainie will die?
(a) She will crumble.
(b) She will rust from her tears.
(c) The field that holds her together will die.
(d) The heart within her will burst.

2. What is Richard the player's last name?
(a) Bainbridge.
(b) Burbage.
(c) Barrett.
(d) Bricegirdle.

3. Where was Rex Mason from?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Egypt.
(d) America.

4. What parts do the young men in the troupe play?
(a) The animals.
(b) The women.
(c) The boys.
(d) The men.

5. What kind of creature is Robin Goodfellow?
(a) A nymph.
(b) A fairy attendant.
(c) A fairy.
(d) A hobgoblin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Della say to Rainie when they meet?

2. Who forced Shakespeare to take his son along for the summer?

3. What do the players call Shakespeare?

4. Where was Algon when he died?

5. Whom is Lysander in love with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Death tell Rainie to do in order to die?

2. Why does Death say she came into Rainie's apartment?

3. What is Rainie's power, and what is the main weakness in it?

4. What does Shakespeare ask when he wakes up after the play?

5. What does Peaseblossom say when the character of Puck comes on the stage?

6. How does Burbage introduce himself to the Sandman?

7. In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", why does the Sandman tell the fairies that he has asked Shakespeare to write these plays?

8. What do the young boys in the troupe do before the play begins?

9. What does Puck do at the end of the play?

10. What happens to Burbage at the beginning of the play?

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