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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 happens when Madoc writes a play?

2. How did the leader of the cat meeting view her life as a pet?

3. How do the cats feel about the meeting they are about to attend?

4. Where is Madoc when he hears about Erasmus's death?

5. How much work has Madoc done 3 hours after raping Calliope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Madoc accuse Calliope of doing to him, and how does she respond?

2. What made the Siamese cat hate her owners?

3. What does the bird in the Siamese cat's dream tell her when the dream begins?

4. What does Madoc tell Felix to do when he is caring for him after his breakdown?

5. What do most of the cats think after the meeting with the Siamese cat?

6. Why does Madoc tell Oneiros he can't release Calliope, and how does Oneiros respond?

7. What happens as the kitten is leaving the graveyard?

8. How did Erasmus Fry capture Calliope?

9. In "A Dream of a Thousand Cats", what do the kitten and the cat talk about after the owners leave the house for the night?

10. What does the Siamese cat choose to do with her life after waking from her dream?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Madoc endures many different trials before the end of his story. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Magic and supernatural powers were interwoven into each of these stories. What are some major examples of this, and how did this change the feel and progression of the plots?

Essay Topic 3

These stories place in different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plots. Why might Gaiman have chosen these particular places for the stories to take place?

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