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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 parts do the young men in the troupe play?

2. Why did Death come to see Rainie?

3. What does Rainie say is her only link to outside life?

4. Whom does Titania want to meet at intermission?

5. How does Richard introduce himself to the man on the side of the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peaseblossom say when the character of Puck comes on the stage?

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

3. What does Della say about the handicapped boys who walk by the window, and how does Rainie respond to this?

4. Why has the Sandman chosen to work with Shakespeare in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

5. What happens to Burbage at the beginning of the play?

6. What happens as Rainie is dying?

7. What did Hamnet dream about after the play?

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

9. When did Death come into existence?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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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