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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 do the players call Shakespeare?

2. What does Puck do to the actor playing his part?

3. How does the man who pays Rainie describe himself?

4. Where was Rex Mason from?

5. What is an ankh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hamnet dream about after the play?

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

3. What makes the terrible dreams so bad for Rainie?

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

5. Why does Death say she came into Rainie's apartment?

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

7. What does Rainie have to do before meeting with Della for lunch?

8. What happens as Rainie is dying?

9. How does Rainie hide herself when she goes into public?

10. What does Death tell Rainie to do in order to die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There was a lot of interesting advice given and received by and to Rainie. What are some examples of this advice, and what were the consequences of it?

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

Power and greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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