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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 did Shakespeare ask the Sandman for?

2. How does Death say Rainie will die?

3. What does Shakespeare ask Auberon for?

4. How long ago were Rainie and Della friends?

5. Where does Rainie dream of visiting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Burbage introduce himself to the Sandman?

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

3. Who was Algon and how did he die?

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

5. What happens as Rainie is dying?

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

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

8. What did Hamnet dream about after the play?

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

10. What does Hamnet complain about his father for?

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

Foolishness was a very common folly highlighted in this collection of stories through the misdeeds of Madoc, Puck, and Rainie. What are some of the main examples of this, and what message was being sent through this blatant foolishness?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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