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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 is Lyta's mother's superhero name?

2. Who closes off his kingdom in this section?

3. What does the woman make the ladies' man promise before she will sleep with him?

4. On what does the man dream a faceless women is gnawing?

5. What instrument does the owner of the Lux bar play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Matthew.

2. Who are the Three Fates?

3. Describe the story Loki tells about Thor.

4. How do the cat woman and the cyclops help Lyta?

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

6. Who is Nuala?

7. How has Hell changed since Lucifer left?

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

9. How do Remius and Lucifer show their dislike for each other in this section?

10. How did the kidnappers get into the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Furies role in the novel? How do the Furies relate to popular culture and what meaning does this relationship give the story?

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between a novel and a graphic novel in terms of the following?

1. Language.

2. Character.

3. Structure.

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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