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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 does Richard call Shakespeare's new play?
(a) A comedy.
(b) A mystery.
(c) A history.
(d) A tragedy.

2. What does Rainie order at her lunch with Della?
(a) Quiche.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Steak and potatoes.
(d) Chef's Salad.

3. How does the fairy audience get to the play?
(a) They walk.
(b) They enter through a portal.
(c) They fly.
(d) They appear out of nowhere.

4. What is Richard the player's last name?
(a) Burbage.
(b) Bainbridge.
(c) Bricegirdle.
(d) Barrett.

5. Where does Rainie meet Della?
(a) At a park.
(b) At the Company.
(c) At a library.
(d) At a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Puck admire about the play in "A Midsummer's Night's Dream"?

2. Why does the woman in "Façade" smoke?

3. What does Rainie leave at the restaurant?

4. Why did Death come to see Rainie?

5. Who welcomes the fairy audience?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Judith say Shakespeare would do if Hamnet died?

2. In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", why does the Sandman tell the fairies that he has asked Shakespeare to write these plays?

3. Why has the Sandman chosen to work with Shakespeare in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

4. What is Della's problem and why is she confiding in Rainie?

5. What does Rainie say to Ra, and what is his response?

6. What does Death tell Rainie to do in order to die?

7. What does Hamnet complain about his father for?

8. What does Mulligan tell Rainie he looks like, and what does Rainie say in return?

9. What does Della say about the handicapped boys who walk by the window, and how does Rainie respond to this?

10. What happened to the payment the troupe got from Auberon, and how does Shakespeare explain this?

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