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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. What does Shakespeare say about the man his son sees on the road?
(a) He is a Godsend.
(b) He will join the troupe.
(c) He is their audience.
(d) He is alone for a reason.

2. Who is the man Shakespeare's son sees on the road?
(a) Puck.
(b) Titan.
(c) Sandman.
(d) Auberon.

3. What could Rainie smell in the tomb?
(a) Death.
(b) Power.
(c) Evil.
(d) Moisture.

4. What does the Sandman give Shakespeare in return for the plays?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Good dreams.
(c) Money.
(d) His desires.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two strange colors is Rainie?

2. What is Robin Goodfellow's nickname?

3. How does the woman in "Façade" describe her hand while she smokes?

4. How does Peaseblossom describe Puck?

5. How long between calls, does Rainie have to wait for the man who pays her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens as Rainie is dying?

3. What happened to the payment the troupe got from Auberon, and how does Shakespeare explain this?

4. What does Mulligan tell Rainie he looks like, and what does Rainie say in return?

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

6. Who was Algon and how did he die?

7. What does Hamnet complain about his father for?

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

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

10. How does Burbage introduce himself to the Sandman?

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