A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 Performance: Titania Lines 121b-137

The transcript narrates a story about a fairy land that refuses to give up a child. The child's mother, a devotee of the narrator's order, often spent time with the narrator by Neptune's sands, observing traders. They enjoyed watching the sails grow with the wind, and the child would mimic these traders. The mother, being mortal, passed away, and the narrator raises the child in her memory, refusing to part with him.

What is the relationship between the narrator and the child's mother?

• They were strangers.

• They were enemies.

• They were close companions.

• They were business partners.

What activity did the narrator and the child's mother enjoy together?

• Sailing on the sea.

• Dancing in the rain.

• Gossiping in the Indian air.

• Trading goods.

What did the narrator and the child's mother observe on Neptune's sands?

• A magical creature.

• A shipwreck.

• Traders on the flood.

• The setting sun.

How did the child's mother mimic the traders?

• By sailing on the sea.

• By trading goods.

• By building ships.

• By imitating their actions on land.

Why does the narrator choose to raise the child?

• Out of respect for the child's mother.

• To fulfill a promise.

• To gain wealth.

• To teach him magic.