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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Announcement - Inigo: Pages 107-138.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Sicilian do when he reaches the top of the Cliffs of Insanity?
(a) Pushes the Swede over the edge.
(b) Fires off a flare.
(c) Utters a prayer of thanks.
(d) Unties the rope.

2. When Buttercup awakens in the bottom of a boat, who is there with her?
(a) A Sicilian, a Spaniard, and a giant.
(b) The Dread Pirate Roberts.
(c) The Count and the Countess.
(d) A Spaniard, a dwarf, and a Swede.

3. During their sword duel, what do Inigo and the Man in Black discover about each other?
(a) Neither one is fond of seafood.
(b) Both are looking for the six-fingered man.
(c) Both are in love with Buttercup.
(d) Neither one is left-handed.

4. Discouraged because he can't find his father's murderer, Inigo starts to do what?
(a) Drink wine in excess.
(b) Become a menace to the villagers.
(c) Pray at every church he sees.
(d) Train to become a spy.

5. When Buttercup jumps overboard into Florin Channel, someone tells her that she should beware of what?
(a) Prince Humperdinck.
(b) Merciless pirates.
(c) Ravenous piranhas.
(d) Bloodthirsty sharks.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Westley prepares to leave for America, what does Buttercup promise?

2. Why did the author's son not finish reading The Princess Bride?

3. Although the six-fingered man had promised to pay Inigo's father five hundred gold pieces for the custom-made item, in the end he's willing to pay no more than:

4. Why are other girls NOT talking to Buttercup when she turns sixteen?

5. How old is Inigo when the six-fingered man kills his father?

(see the answer key)

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