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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. Who is noticeably absent from the gathering?

2. What is the name of the crazy street lady?

3. What word best describes the mood in the mausoleum?

4. What is wrong with Mervyn?

5. According to the poem, what color is death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Matthew makes a reference to Mark Twain. To whom is Matthew speaking and what is the quote?

2. Who arrives at the meeting singing a song? What is the song?

3. What is the discussion between Matthew and Dream regarding Matthew's departure?

4. What does Guenevere wish to be? What is Robbie's reply?

5. What creature does Master Li adopt? Why?

6. Lucien is approached by a man regarding Dream's death. What is Lucien's reaction? What does Lucien say?

7. What occurs when the doors are opened? What is done to Dream's body?

8. Who do Robbie and Gwen meet outside the event? What is the man's new moniker?

9. Discuss the conversation between Robbie and Death.

10. Why did the family not question the news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create your own brand of fan fiction involving the Endless. What scenario would you develop to show the characters' strengths and weaknesses? Who would the other characters be? Would your graphic novel be one story or a series of vignettes? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Politics are also referred to in the book. In several instances, a character must obey by the rules and therefore politics, even in an alternate world. This can be seen in the way Master Li is treated by the Emperor. Politics are also reflected in Robbie's stories of the Renaissance. Discuss the use of politics in the graphic novel. Do you think politics are an important part of the book? Explain. How else could Gaiman incorporate politics into the book? Also examine the use of politics in relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Many characters end up in strange worlds or alternate realities, suggesting the existence of a parallel universe. What are your thoughts on a parallel universe? Do you think one can exist? Can there be more than one? If so, are certain intersections or events predestined or does free will rule over all? What do you think might be happening in your parallel universe right now?

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