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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the goblin-fairies do when they see the shadow?
(a) They play a funeral march on their trumpets.
(b) They allow Anodos to pass without scaring him.
(c) They run and hide.
(d) They allow Anodos to pass without mocking him.

2. What piece of furniture does the structure resemble that Anodos finds as he continues on the path?
(a) A secretary desk.
(b) A couch.
(c) A footstool.
(d) A dresser.

3. What does the woman tell Anodos about the Ash tree?
(a) It is the only tree in the forest that is not harmful.
(b) It is invisisble during the day.
(c) It is the source of the woodland sounds.
(d) Stay away from it.

4. Why doesn't Anodos close the door to the room in the small windowless hut when the shadow comes out of the room?
(a) The door seems to be stuck.
(b) Something is restraining his arms.
(c) He wants to watch what happens.
(d) The door disappears.

5. What does Anodos discover when he examines the item that the keys open?
(a) A magical garden.
(b) A false wall.
(c) Another set of keys.
(d) A secret compartment.

6. In relation to the day Anodos celebrated his birthday, on what day does the story begin?
(a) The day of his birthday.
(b) Two days after his birthday.
(c) The day after his birthday.
(d) The day before his birthday.

7. What is Anodos doing as he looks around his room at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Sleepwalking.
(b) Watering his plants.
(c) Washing his face.
(d) Waking up.

8. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, what determines the color of the women's wings?
(a) The season in which the women are born.
(b) The color of their parents' wings.
(c) The location in which the women are born.
(d) The year in which the women are born.

9. What does the young girl shout out about the Ash tree?
(a) It is dying.
(b) It is waking up.
(c) It is moving toward Anodos and the woman.
(d) It is falling over.

10. Who or what speaks to Anodos after the lightning bolt strikes?
(a) A flame.
(b) A flower.
(c) A ghostly figure.
(d) The Ash.

11. What is peculiar about the flowers themselves that Anodos sees?
(a) The flowers have no fragrance.
(b) The flowers float in the air.
(c) The flowers hum.
(d) The flowers give off their own light.

12. What does Anodos notice about the books he reads in the library in the Fairy Palace?
(a) He finds himself in the world he is reading about.
(b) The books read themselves to him.
(c) The books are written in an unknown language.
(d) The books are boring.

13. How old is Anodos?
(a) 21 years old.
(b) 20 years old.
(c) 22 years old.
(d) 31 years old.

14. What does the stone maiden do when Anodos awakens her?
(a) Glides away from him.
(b) Silently embraces him.
(c) Stretches, yawns, and begins to cry.
(d) Thanks him profusely.

15. What does the family at the farmhouse discuss during the evening as Anodos listens?
(a) Sleeping arrangements.
(b) Dinner plans.
(c) Fairy tales.
(d) The next day's schedule.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, how do babies come into existence?

2. What happens to Anodos' bed as his room changes?

3. What does Anodos find when he follows the stream at which he refreshed himself?

4. As Anodos explores the woods, after he meets the young girl, what structure does he see?

5. What does the small woman tell Anodos he will discover?

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