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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 does Madoc say to himself while raping Calliope?

2. How does the kitten get out of the house?

3. What do the cats call the one they are going to see?

4. What does the leader cat lose when she travels through the big void?

5. What kind of flowers was Erasmus carrying when he captured Calliope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the bird in the Siamese cat's dream tell her when the dream begins?

2. What does Calliope say when Erasmus gives her to Madoc, and how does he respond?

3. What does the kitten's friend do before taking her home after the meeting in the graveyard?

4. What happens to Madoc after Calliope is released?

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

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

7. What does Madoc tell Felix to do when he is caring for him after his breakdown?

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

9. What does the man think the kitten is dreaming about, and what is ironic about this statement?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security were two themes present in these stories, but especially in the case of the Siamese cat and Rainie. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

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