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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 are some things the boy says he sees when he wakes up between chemo treatments?

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

3. What did the boy say to Titania which she felt ruined everything?

4. What does Titania find Oberon doing after she is warned that he is about to beat the boy for not cleaning his toys?

5. What is the first thing the boy asks to eat after his chemotherapy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Adrian's commentary on parental love in "A Tiny Feast." How is parental love important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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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