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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 does the back of the Auryn say?

2. Atreyu realizes that the Auryn seems to work differently for humans and is doing what to Bastian?

3. What happens to Grograman at night?

4. How does Bastian escape the Shlamoofs?

5. As the clock strikes 12, Bastian calls out the Empress' name and what happens?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe where the Old Man of Wandering Mountain lives.

3. What are the knights that Bastian meets, after he leaves the Temple, on their way to do?

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

5. Why does Bastian finally speak Moon Child's name?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Auryn plays a major roll in the book. Explain, using details from the book, how it helps, hurts and otherwise affects both Atreyu and, later, Bastian.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Answer any one of the following three questions using examples from the story to support your answer:

1. Is the Neverending Story a metaphor for life? If so, why? If not, why not?

2. What is the difference between a dream, a fantasy and a wish in both the book and real life?

3. How important is self image, both to Bastian and to people in general, and how does it change a person's views and actions?

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