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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. Who is the Golden-eyed Commander of Wishes?

2. What is Bastian's last name?

3. How long does Falkor tell Atreyu that Atreyu was gone, after Atreyu returns from the gates?

4. Which of these describes Bastian?

5. Who owns the store where Bastian hides?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Uyulala?

4. Describe Bastian's character in the prologue.

5. Describe how Bastian's attitude changes as he arrives at school.

6. How does Bastian feel about himself in the prologue?

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

8. 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?

9. Describe the scene when Atreyu returns from meeting with Uyulala.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of the story is about the power to manipulate people or events. Using examples from the story, as well as daily life, explain ways in which people try to manipulate both other people and situations. Do you feel that it is ever good or necessary to try to manipulate others or a situation? Explain your answer in detail.

Essay Topic 2

The book is full of symbolism. Choose one of the following situations and explain what it symbolizes and what lessons it teaches:

1. Bastian changing into the Empress' image of him

2. Bastian wounding Atreyu with Sikandra

3. Bastian's encounter with the Know-Nothings

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following characters and explain, in detail, what role they played in the book. Be sure to explain not just what they did and when, but also how it affected the other characters and the plot, as well as what point or moral they may have tried to instill to the reader.

1. Blubb

2. Morla

3 Eyola

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