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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 wakes the dreamer from his sleep?

2. Why did Morpheus have to destroy the previous Corinthian?

3. What does Daniel get all over his bed while sleeping?

4. What is the name of Nuala's world?

5. What does the fortune cookie say is approaching?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Cluracan come to see Nuala?

2. What information does Matthew get from the other characters on the way to seeing Morpheus?

3. How did the kidnappers get into the house?

4. What complaints does Mervyn have about his job?

5. Describe the story Magda tells about the children who fly away?

6. Why was Rose's grandmother called Sleeping Beauty?

7. How does Carla die?

8. Describe the story Loki tells about Thor.

9. How does Morpheus react to Cluracan's request to release his sister?

10. Describe the character of Matthew.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the Dream world different from Earth? How does Gaiman make his fantasy world believable?

Essay Topic 2

How does the story of the ladies' man, his wife and his three children relate to the book's themes? In what way does the story signify the origins of the Furies?

Essay Topic 3

How does Gaiman represent Death? What does this representation say about the way Gaiman views the world? In what way is Gaiman's representation of Death different from normal representations? Is Gaiman's representation of Death entirely unique?

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