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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 sea.
(b) In a field of flower petals.
(c) In a river of pixie dust.
(d) In the air.

3. Where did the magic come from that created this path for Anodos to follow?
(a) The secretary desk.
(b) The mysterious box.
(c) The secret room.
(d) The iron gate.

4. What is created by the flow from the wash basin in Anodos' room?
(a) A warm breeze.
(b) A stream.
(c) A beach.
(d) Fluffy clouds.

5. After Anodos learns about the inhabitants of the forest, what does he do?
(a) He asks for provisions.
(b) He sets off through the woods.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He finishes the book.

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

7. What does Anodos discover when he examines the item that the keys open?
(a) A magical garden.
(b) Another set of keys.
(c) A secret compartment.
(d) A false wall.

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

9. What does the small woman call Anodos?
(a) She calls him by her deceased husband's name.
(b) She calls him "friend."
(c) She calls him Anodos.
(d) She calls him "son."

10. Why doesn't Anodos close the door to the room in the small windowless hut when the shadow comes out of the room?
(a) The door disappears.
(b) The door seems to be stuck.
(c) He wants to watch what happens.
(d) Something is restraining his arms.

11. What part of Anodos' room is affected by the flow from the wash basin?
(a) The walls.
(b) The floor.
(c) The ceiling.
(d) The door.

12. As Anodos explores the woods, after he meets the young girl, what structure does he see?
(a) A small cottage.
(b) A cave.
(c) A house built high up in the trees.
(d) A marble palace.

13. Who narrates Phantastes?
(a) Anodos' grandmother.
(b) Someone outside the story.
(c) Anodos.
(d) The secretary of Anodos' father.

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

15. What feeling does Anodos have as he moves through the forest after seeing the flowers?
(a) He feels light and buoyant like the fairies fluttering around him.
(b) He feels homesick.
(c) He feels something large is close by.
(d) He feels confident and unconcerned about his safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Anodos?

2. What does the woman at the farmhouse tell Anodos he must do before he can return home?

3. To what typical fairy-tale figure can the small woman be compared?

4. What flows from the wash basin in Anodos' room?

5. In relation to the day Anodos celebrated his birthday, on what day does the story begin?

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