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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 did Shakespeare's rival playwright die?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He was hanged.
(c) He starved.
(d) He had a venereal disease.

2. What gives Rainie her powers?
(a) The Gem of Fa.
(b) The Staff of Ma.
(c) The Orb of Ra.
(d) The Crown of Ha.

3. What does Rainie use for ashtrays?
(a) Outdated passports.
(b) Old picture frames.
(c) Turtle shells.
(d) Dried up faces.

4. In "Façade", what does Death say people always hold onto?
(a) Past loves.
(b) Deficiencies.
(c) The Past.
(d) Identities.

5. What did Shakespeare ask the Sandman for?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Lasting fame.
(c) Political power.
(d) Continued inspiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Death say Rainie will die?

2. Why does Della want to talk to Rainie?

3. How does Peaseblossom describe Puck?

4. What could Rainie smell in the tomb?

5. What does Rainie say is her only link to outside life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has the Sandman chosen to work with Shakespeare in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

3. What did Judith say Shakespeare would do if Hamnet died?

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

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

6. How does Rainie hide herself when she goes into public?

7. What does Hamnet complain about his father for?

8. What makes the terrible dreams so bad for Rainie?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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