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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 the woman at the beginning of "Façade" wish would kill her?

2. Who commands Robin Goodfellow to behave during the play?

3. Whom does Titania want to meet at intermission?

4. Where do the actors in "A Midsummer's Night's Dream" usually like to perform?

5. What is Rainie's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rainie say to Ra, and what is his response?

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

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

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

5. What does Auberon say about the play at the end, and how does the Sandman respond to this?

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

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

8. What happens as Rainie is dying?

9. What is Rainie's power, and what is the main weakness in it?

10. How does Burbage introduce himself to the Sandman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in these stories. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book, especially in the case of the Siamese cat and Shakespeare. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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