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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the fairy been doing before the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Melting frost.
(b) Painting flowers.
(c) Planting sun beams.
(d) Sprinkling dew drops.

2. What about Lysander causes Puck to mistake his identity?
(a) His clothing.
(b) His position in the forest.
(c) His bearded face.
(d) His closeness to Hermia.

3. How many fairies remain with Titania when she goes to sleep?
(a) 6.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

4. What does Bottom brag about when he first comes on Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His popularity among the people.
(c) His acting abilities.
(d) His ability to memorize long pieces of literature.

5. Why does Lysander think he deserves Hermia as his bride?
(a) He is from noble blood.
(b) He is smart.
(c) He has wooed her well.
(d) He is wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Titania get to sleep at the end of a long night?

2. Who does Oberon send to fetch the magic flower in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What is Puck?

4. What do the fairies sing for Titania in the second scene that Titania appears in?

5. What is Theseus's future bride's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bottom do as Quince assigns all the roles in the mini-play?

2. What will happen to Hermia if she does not marry the man who Egeus has chosen for her to marry?

3. What is so ironic about Bottom's name?

4. Why is Flute unhappy with his assigned role when he first hears it?

5. Why is Snug's part in the mini-play going to be so easy for him to memorize?

6. What does Puck say his favorite thing to do is?

7. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Helena say causes her to fall more in love with Demetrius while she is in the wood with him?

8. What does Helena think Lysander is really doing after she wakes him up in the woods?

9. What does Helena choose to do when she first hears of Hermia's plan to escape with her true love?

10. Why is Demetrius in the magical wood after dark in Act 2, Scene 1?

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