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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Westley awakens and finds himself chained, what does he hear?
(a) The Count laughing.
(b) People screaming.
(c) Animals bellowing.
(d) The Prince singing.

2. How does Inigo fight off the menaces of the Zoo's fourth level?
(a) Hypnotizing with tiny bells that he wears around his neck.
(b) Stomping with his boots.
(c) Standing perfectly still to appear invisible.
(d) With his sword.

3. What does Buttercup call Humperdinck the night before their wedding?
(a) Useless.
(b) An imbecile.
(c) Heartless.
(d) A coward.

4. What animals do Inigo and Fezzik find at the first level of the Zoo?
(a) Creepy ones, including bats and centipedes.
(b) Swift ones, including cheetahs and hummingbirds.
(c) Poisonous ones, including cobras and tarantulas.
(d) Large ones, including elephants and giraffes.

5. How do Buttercup, Westley, Fezzik, and Inigo get past Yellin and the Brute Squad?
(a) Fezzik intimidates everyone with his size and strength.
(b) Westley's pirate friends show up to defeat the Squad.
(c) As queen, Buttercup orders the Squad to go help Humperdinck.
(d) Inigo holds Yellin hostage until the four are granted safe passage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What paralyzes Fezzik with fear in the Zoo's fourth level?

2. What hidden danger awaits intruders at the Zoo by the ornate green-handled door?

3. When Inigo finally sees the Count face to face, what does he say?

4. What comes right before the Count's cheerful announcement to the Prince that the machine is ready?

5. How does Inigo recognize the tortured scream as coming from the Man in Black?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Buttercup's nightmares?

2. What happens when Count Rugen and several armed men find Westley, Inigo, and Fezzik inside the castle?

3. How do Inigo, Fezzik, and Westley get past guards to reach the castle's gate?

4. Describe Westley's first experiences at the Zoo of Death.

5. How are Inigo and Fezzik reunited after the death of Vizzini?

6. Following her wedding to Humperdinck, what does Buttercup decide to do?

7. How does Inigo know that the piercing scream heard across the land emanated from the Man in Black?

8. What is the Machine?

9. How do Inigo, Westley, and Fezzik gain access to the key that grants them entry into the castle?

10. Who defeats the King bats at the Zoo of Death?

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