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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the family at the farmhouse discuss during the evening as Anodos listens?
(a) Fairy tales.
(b) The next day's schedule.
(c) Sleeping arrangements.
(d) Dinner plans.

2. When Anodos swims in the basin -- above the water, he is in the basin, but where does he seem to be below the water?
(a) In a field of flower petals.
(b) In a river of pixie dust.
(c) In a sea.
(d) In the air.

3. Where does the woman's voice come from?
(a) The Ash.
(b) An oak tree.
(c) A pine tree.
(d) A beech tree.

4. What unusual environment does Anodos see in his room?
(a) Grassland.
(b) Marine.
(c) Woodland.
(d) Swamp.

5. Where does Anodos think the footpath must lead?
(a) To Fantasy World.
(b) To his long-lost brother.
(c) To Fairy Land.
(d) To the house next door.

6. What does the woman in the small windowless hut, found by Anodos after he leaves the farmhouse, do as he steps inside?
(a) She tries to physically push him out of the hut.
(b) She lights candles.
(c) She reads aloud from a book.
(d) She calls to her husband for help.

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

8. What does the woman in the small windowless hut tell Anodos when he tries to open a door inside the hut?
(a) She warns him not to open the door.
(b) She tells him a wish will be granted if he opens the door.
(c) She remains silent, simply staring at Anodos.
(d) She tells him a story about a knight in rusty armor.

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

10. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, what is the woman who finds a snowdrop flower looking for?
(a) A rare flower.
(b) A baby.
(c) The season of winter.
(d) The season of spring.

11. What does Anodos see in the mist ahead of him?
(a) The Ash.
(b) A hand.
(c) An ogre.
(d) A candle.

12. Why does the knight leave Anodos?
(a) The knight sees a damsel in distress.
(b) The knight must hide when it is dark out.
(c) The shadow touches the knight.
(d) Anodos insults the knight.

13. What can Anodos sense the presence of, but not see, inside the Fairy Palace?
(a) A higher order of fairies.
(b) The Ash tree.
(c) The shadow.
(d) The goblin-fairies.

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

15. 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 will provide him with food and shelter.
(c) It is blocking his path home.
(d) It has moved southward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anodos' shadow do when it comes out of the room to which Anodos opened the door?

2. What is created by the flow from the wash basin in Anodos' room?

3. What does the young girl shout out about the Ash tree?

4. How does Anodos awaken the stone maiden?

5. What is Anodos thinking about when he wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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