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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. Bastian sneaks out of the attic to do what, after he reads about the poisoning?
(a) go to the bathroom
(b) see a friend
(c) hide somewhere else to read more
(d) find food

2. What are the people of the Grassy Ocean known as?
(a) greenskins
(b) redskins
(c) blueskins
(d) pinkskins

3. Which of these describes Bastian?
(a) elderly
(b) athletic
(c) popular
(d) fat

4. What do travelers see in the Magic Mirror at the second gate?
(a) their worst nightmares
(b) their true selves
(c) horrible monsters
(d) their exact opposite

5. What fact does Bastian learn about Atreyu that he can relate to?
(a) Atreyu is an orphan.
(b) Atreyu's favorite color is red.
(c) Atreyu is a hunter.
(d) Atreyu loves to play games.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bastian hide once he is at school?

2. To reach Uyulala, one must pas through how many gates?

3. What is the store owner's first name?

4. What is the enemy of luckdragons?

5. What is Bastian's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ygramul the Many?

2. Describe the owner of the bookstore where Bastian hides.

3. When Bastian is very hungry, after reading about Atreyu eating rotten food in the ghost town, describe who he thinks of and why.

4. Describe Atreyu's recurring dreams.

5. Describe the death of Atreyu's horse, Artax.

6. Why does Falkor suggest that they go to the Ivory Tower instead of trying to find the borders of Fantastica, after they leave the gnomes?

7. Explain why the book appeals to Bastian so much.

8. What question does Atreyu ask the four Wind Giants and what happens as a result?

9. How does Bastian think his father will react to Bastian's running away?

10. What does the gnome tell Atreyu, in Chapter 5, after Atreyu is well?

(see the answer keys)

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