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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 does the boy pretend to be just as he started to clean his toys?

2. What did Oberon threaten to do one day when the boy would not pick up his toys?

3. What did Oberon do to the boy out of jealously for how much time Titania spent with him when they first got him?

4. What album does a faery bring to the boy because he does not like Titania's singing?

5. What did previous changelings do for Titania that the boy does not?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Doorknob try the boy's chemo? What happens to him as a result?

2. Why is the boy described as Titania's "own sort of Beastie" (5) when they first got him?

3. Describe the scene when Oberon demands the boy pick up his toys after accusing Titania of spoiling him.

4. How is Titania's relationship with the boy different from that of previous changelings?

5. How did Titania feed the boy when they first got him and what did she feed him?

6. What happens when the boy wakes and asks for a cheese sandwich?

7. Why does Oberon tell the doctor he has "poisoned [the boy] masterfully" (7)? What does Dr. Blork say when Titania asks if they can take him home yet?

8. What does Titania believe the chemo must be made of and why?

9. What does Titania feel about Oberon's constant crying about their son?

10. What did Oberon do out of jealously after Titania and the boy became inseparable? How did Titania feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the imagery used in "A Tiny Feast." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a category assigned to a literary work, like a story. What are some genres that could be used to classify the story? What is the main genre of the story? Explain.

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