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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 to turn his clothes to stone?

2. Where does Delirium meet with a vagrant woman at the beginning of the book?

3. What is the name of the talking dog with Destruction?

4. What kind of bird is Matthew?

5. Why does Delirium say she is having such a hard time holding herself together at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Matthew talk to Lucien about when he first meet him?

2. Why has Bernie decided to be a lawyer?

3. Who is Ruby?

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

5. Why does Delirium tell her sister she is having such a hard time holding herself together at the beginning of the book?

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

7. What caused Delirium's transformation?

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

9. What has Nada chosen to do at the beginning of the book, and why?

10. What happens to Etain the first time we see her in this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the greatest images included in this book, and how does this imagery change the feel and tone of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Desire and Despair were twins and shared a realm of experience. Why would these two characters be so tightly connected, and how is this symbolized in the text of this book?

Essay Topic 3

The Endless are a strange family and each member has their own distinct realm and personality. Choose some of these characters and write about how their unique characteristics influences the family dynamic and the progression of the plot.

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