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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. Falkor is too sad to do what?

2. What is Yikka's impossible wish?

3. How does the Empress say that Atreyu called the savior to Fantastica?

4. Argax tells Bastian that his only hope of getting home now is to cross The Sea of what?

5. Atreyu wakes up after The Princess leaves, and finds himself where?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the Old Man of Wandering Mountain and why does the Empress try to find him?

2. How does the tournament in Amarganth end?

3. Describe how Bastian's wish for wisdom backfires on him.

4. Describe the image of Bastian, as the Empress sees him.

5. Why is Bastian the first one that Grograman has ever talked to?

6. What happens on the day of the coronation?

7. Describe Atreyu's meeting with the Empress.

8. What happens when Bastian asks the other knights about Hynreck?

9. What happens when Bastian spends the night in Grograman's castle?

10. Who is Grograman and what is the relationship between him, Perilin and Goab?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain how you feel that Bastian's character changes throughout the book and when he seems to make those changes. Also, using examples from the book, explain whether you feel that those changes are for the better or for the worse and why.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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