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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the small woman tell Anodos he will discover?
(a) The entrance to Fantasy World.
(b) A long-lost brother.
(c) A priceless piece of jewelry.
(d) The entrance to Fairy Land.

2. When Anodos feels a chill from the marble lady's touch, what does he believe caused the chill?
(a) The marble.
(b) The cool breeze.
(c) The damp cave.
(d) Water that dripped on his head.

3. What thought comforts Anodos when he worries the Ash may be searching for him?
(a) The young girl told him that the Ash took a path away from him.
(b) The young girl told him the magic words to defend himself against the Ash.
(c) The young girl told him that the Ash fell over.
(d) The young girl told him that the Ash is dying.

4. Who or what speaks to Anodos after the lightning bolt strikes?
(a) A flame.
(b) A flower.
(c) A ghostly figure.
(d) The Ash.

5. How does the conversation with the woman's husband at the farmhouse affect Anodos?
(a) Anodos realizes he must find the Maiden of the Alder.
(b) Anodos doubts the reality of Fairy Land.
(c) Anodos realizes how homesick he is.
(d) Anodos is convinced Fairy Land exists.

6. Where is the footpath Anodos sees in his room?
(a) Across a bridge.
(b) Through the tall grass.
(c) Along the edge of the ocean.
(d) Next to the stream.

7. As Anodos wanders through the Fairy Palace, what happens to his thoughts about the shadow?
(a) His hate for the shadow intensifies.
(b) He becomes obsessed with finding a way to get rid of it.
(c) He almost forgets about it.
(d) He misses the shadow's presence.

8. After Anodos meets the young girl, where does she go?
(a) She moves away from Anodos.
(b) She follows Anodos at a distance.
(c) She vanishes into thin air.
(d) She walks with Anodos.

9. What is Anodos doing as he looks around his room at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Waking up.
(b) Watering his plants.
(c) Washing his face.
(d) Sleepwalking.

10. After the woman and the young girl give information about the inhabitants of the forest to Anodos, what does the young girl tell him about the Ash tree?
(a) It is the most dangerous when it is quiet.
(b) It is blocking his path home.
(c) It has moved southward.
(d) It will provide him with food and shelter.

11. What powers does the shadow have at the Fairy Palace?
(a) Its powers remain the same.
(b) It can enter, but cannot cause harm.
(c) Its powers seem to multiply.
(d) It has no powers.

12. What flows from the wash basin in Anodos' room?
(a) Thick, foamy bubbles.
(b) Sand.
(c) Water.
(d) Fresh air.

13. What covers the opening to the path?
(a) Water.
(b) Plants.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Sand.

14. As Anodos leaves the old woman, what does he see around the flowers?
(a) Leaves in the shape of hands on their stems.
(b) Shimmering pools of water surrounding them.
(c) Lightning bolts.
(d) Figures moving around them.

15. As Anodos travels through the desert area, how do the goblin-fairies greet Anodos?
(a) They play ceremonial trumpets.
(b) They mock him.
(c) They throw pixie dust on him.
(d) They scare him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the keys open that Anodos receives as a birthday gift?

2. As Anodos travels through Fairy Land what happens to the shadow?

3. After the woman invites Anodos in for some food, what does she tell him that they have in common?

4. What is the true form of the marble lady?

5. What does the woman in the small windowless hut tell Anodos when he tries to open a door inside the hut?

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