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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. When Bastian learns that the Amarganthians are storytellers, how does he help them?

2. What wish finally gets Bastian out of The Temple?

3. Why is the group getting nowhere and traveling in circles?

4. What is Yikka's impossible wish?

5. What does the back of the Auryn say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on the day of the coronation?

2. Who do the orchids belong to and what happens as the travelers pass through them?

3. How does the tournament in Amarganth end?

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to Xayide and Bastian's army when they reach the City of Old Emperors?

9. Who are the Know-Nothings?

10. Describe the relationship between Bastian, Falkor and Atreyu after Xayide joins their ranks.

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

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

Opposites are a theme in the book. Choose one of the following sets of opposites and use examples from the book to explain how they are opposites and how that helps them to interact.

1. Atreyu and Bastian

2. Perilin and Goab

3. The Empress and the Old Man of Wandering Mountain

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