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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 Alderman do after he changes into an animal?

2. What is the name of Dream's realm?

3. What kind of creature is Dream?

4. How does Bernie remain different from other humans?

5. Where was Farrell in his former life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who took the absence of Destruction the hardest, and why?

2. Why did Delirium come to talk to Dream after being denied by the twin sisters?

3. What are Destruction and Barnabas doing when we first see them?

4. What does Dream do at the beginning of the book, and why?

5. What is in Bernie's secret black box?

6. How does Bernie die?

7. Why does Dream tell Delirium he is willing to help her?

8. How was Delirium comforted during her transition?

9. How does Delirium hope to cheer up Dream at the beginning of the book?

10. What caused Delirium's transformation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in this book and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Dream endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Tiffany is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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