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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the store owner doing when Bastian enters the store?

2. What is the name of the creature who owns the web?

3. Who is trapped in the giant spider web?

4. How does Bastian console himself when he is upset?

5. What is the enemy of luckdragons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bastian admit to Mr. Coreander that his schoolmates tease him?

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

3. Describe the gates to the Southern Oracle.

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

5. 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?

6. What is the mission that the messengers of Fantastica are on, as the first chapter opens?

7. Explain how Bastian's father became so distant.

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

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

10. Describe Atreyu's recurring dreams.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Nothing represents people forgetting about Fantastica. As people stop believing, the Nothing takes over Fantastica. What sort of person are you? Do you still dream and believe in fantasies? Why or why not? Use examples from life, as well as the book, to back your choice up.

Essay Topic 2

Forgiveness and redemption is a big theme in the book. Choose one of the following relationships and explain how redemption and forgiveness play a role in it.

1. Bastian and his father

2. Bastian and Eyola

3. Bastian and Mr. Coreander

4. Bastian and Atreyu

Essay Topic 3

Bastian struggles with image throughout the story. Use examples from the book, as well as real life situations, to explain how self-image can affect people's actions and thoughts. Do you think that people's self-image is caused by how they are treated by others, or that they are treated by others based on their self-image? Explain your answer.

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