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

2. What color is the cat that the leader of the group mates with?

3. What kind of God is the only kind left on the Earth?

4. What did Erasmus use to catch 'her'?

5. Who freed Oneiros from his imprisonment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Erasmus Fry capture Calliope?

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

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

4. What do most of the cats think after the meeting with the Siamese cat?

5. What happens when the cats get to the graveyard in "A Dream of a Thousand Cats"?

6. What does the Siamese cat see when she gets to the cave in her dream?

7. Why does Erasmus Fry decide to give Calliope to Madoc?

8. What does Felix find when he gets to Madoc's house for the first time?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book, but are found in excess in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 3

These stories place in different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plots. Why might Gaiman have chosen these particular places for the stories to take place?

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