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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question do the guards to the final destination in the dream ask the leader cat?

2. What book does Erasmus want re-printed?

3. How does the cat talk to the kitten?

4. How do the cats feel about the meeting they are about to attend?

5. What does Erasmus offer to lend Madoc?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman say when she sees the kitten sleeping in the hall?

2. What happens to Madoc while he is at a newsstand?

3. What happens to Madoc after he makes love to Calliope for the first time?

4. Who does Calliope pray to for help, and why are they unable to help her?

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

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 made the Siamese cat hate her owners?

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

9. How did Erasmus Fry die?

10. What does Madoc accuse Calliope of doing to him, and how does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters, especially Calliope, Rainie, and Hamnet. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

There was a lot of interesting advice given and received by and to Rainie. What are some examples of this advice, and what were the consequences of it?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in these stories all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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