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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 scheduled to speak after Delirium?

2. What is Lyta's last name?

3. What is wrong with the girl?

4. One would have to travel far and wide to find someone who could get the better of ____.

5. Calliope refers to Dream by which name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How will Eblis find his way in the catacombs? What happens in the underworld?

2. Why did the family not question the news?

3. How long has Li been traveling? Where is he going? Who travels with Li?

4. Who gives the first eulogy regarding Dream? What does she say?

5. What is the girl doing and what does she ask the boy in red-striped pajamas?

6. What is the basic background of Master Li?

7. Detail the conversation between Robbie and Lambkin.

8. Matthew stops to speak with the Guardians of the Gate. Who is present? What is the topic?

9. A figure appears on the horizon. Who visits Dream?

10. Matthew goes to the family and asks what they are doing. What is the reply?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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