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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. Whom does the leader cat pray to when she is separated from her kittens?

2. How did Erasmus die?

3. What is Erasmus wearing when Madoc comes to see him?

4. Where is the leader cat told to go in her dream after she is separated from her kittens?

5. Where is the kitten dreaming the morning after the meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Madoc tell Oneiros he can't release Calliope, and how does Oneiros respond?

3. What happens to Madoc after Calliope is released?

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

5. What does the dream lord say to the Siamese cat about what the humans accomplished?

6. How did Erasmus Fry capture Calliope?

7. What does the Siamese cat choose to do with her life after waking from her dream?

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

9. What do Calliope and Oneiros talk about when they are together again?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in these stories and where does it appear? How is the plot of the stories altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the story he/she appeared in?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book but appeared most especially in Calliope. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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