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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 Demetrius do when he wakes up to see Helena in the woods?

2. What does Demetrius do after Hermia leaves to go find Lysander?

3. What do the actors ask their missing fellow to tell them?

4. Why does Helena call Hermia unkind when she enters Act 3, Scene 2 and sees Lysander and Demetrius praising Helena?

5. What does Puck do to Bottom while he is off-stage during his second rehearsal for the mini-play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Theseus do when he finds the two Athenian couples sleeping in the woods?

2. Where do the actors hope to perform their mini-play?

3. What will happen if the actors are unable to find their missing fellow in Act 4, Scene 2?

4. What does Bottom plan to do after he wakes up alone in the woods?

5. Who was married in Act 4, Scene 2?

6. What do the actors think have happened to their missing companion?

7. Why does Oberon want Puck to wait until Titania wakes up to change Bottom's head?

8. Why are Oberon and Puck in such a hurry to clear up the amusing confusion they have caused during the night?

9. What does Oberon plan to do while Puck is resolving the confusion among the Athenians?

10. What does Oberon find that will help him reverse the effects of he love juice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lysander and Demetrius are almost mirror images of each other, and yet they have some notable differences. Using excerpts from the text, please compare and contrast these two characters and explain the significance they had in the plot.

Essay Topic 2

Love was a very central theme in this book--so much so that it was almost a tangible character. What made this theme so prominent, and how was the course of the plot altered by its presence?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this play?

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