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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. Who do the Furies kill in this section?

2. What does Larissa tell Lyta to do?

3. What is the statue of Dream holding in its hand?

4. What country could a young girl unite if Morpheus sends her a premonition?

5. What does Morpheus call Friday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Puck say about Daniel?

2. What happened the last time Morpheus and Death met?

3. How does Loki try to get Thor to kill him?

4. How does Mervyn die?

5. How does Cluracan try to calm the Queen's anger at Nuala?

6. What information does Rose share with Hal at Zelda's funeral?

7. Why does Raven say Noah had more luck with the doves?

8. Why has Death arrived in Dreaming?

9. What does Lyta see in the mirror?

10. What does the author suggest Loki's life will be like beneath the earth?

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

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

What relationship do the human characters have with Dreaming? What relationship do the Dreaming characters have with Earth? How does Gaiman make the relationship between Dreaming and Earth believable?

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