View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bastian do with Sikandra?

2. Who guards Bastian's tent at night?

3. What is the name of the blue Djinn?

4. When Bastian finds himself hovering in the dark, what does The Empress say to him?

5. What are the residents of the strange town called?

Short Essay Questions

1. As they travel towards the Ivory Tower without really knowing their destination, what does Atreyu begin to notice about Bastian?

2. Why does Bastian get rid of his mule, Yikka and how does he try to make it up to her?

3. Who are the Know-Nothings?

4. What is the Temple of a Thousand Doors and who tells Bastian about it?

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

6. What happens on the day of the coronation?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bastian is asked to describe Fantastica a few times in the book. Now it's your turn. Define Fantastica in your terms. What do you think determines how big or small Fantastica is? Is everyone's version of Fantastica different? In what ways?

Essay Topic 2

Explain what each of the three Southern Oracle gates represents. What lessons do they teach? How are those lessons applied, later in the book?

Essay Topic 3

When Bastian finally returns home, he has learned to love. Use examples from the book and real life to explain what love means to you. How important is it to love others? Is it more or less important to love yourself?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 901 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample