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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. When the author was a child in 1941, what happened to him?
(a) Near drowning.
(b) Bike accident.
(c) Polio.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. Why did the author's son not finish reading The Princess Bride?
(a) Too boring.
(b) No time.
(c) Too difficult.
(d) No interest.

3. While the author's family was in New York, where was he?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

4. As a child, the author was what?
(a) A bubbly child who played the banjo.
(b) A painfully shy child who loved math and science.
(c) A loner who did not excel in sports.
(d) An active, social child involved in theater and sports.

5. Why is Westley leaving for America?
(a) He is tired of being abused and wishes to start over in America.
(b) Buttercup has broken his heart.
(c) He was invited to travel to America with the Countess.
(d) He wants to seek his fortune to build a life for himself and Buttercup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Prince Humperdinck upset when he learns that King Lotharon is dying?

2. How many years does Inigo spend learning how to fence?

3. Who is Prince Humperdinck?

4. As the kidnappers start climbing the Cliffs of Insanity, what happens to the boat?

5. What is the purpose of the Zoo of Death?

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