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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 does Rainie use for ashtrays?

2. What does Della say to Rainie when they meet?

3. What does Richard call Shakespeare's new play?

4. Where does Shakespeare's son hope to stop for the night in "A Midsummer's Night's Dream"?

5. In "Façade", why are powers given to mortals?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes the terrible dreams so bad for Rainie?

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

4. How does Burbage introduce himself to the Sandman?

5. What does Puck do at the end of the play?

6. What do the young boys in the troupe do before the play begins?

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

8. What is Rainie's power, and what is the main weakness in it?

9. What does Hamnet complain about his father for?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What role does symbolism play in these stories and where does it appear? How is the plot of the stories altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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