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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anodos notice about the animals of the forest?
(a) They run in terror from Anodos.
(b) They are somewhat friendly.
(c) They are aggressive and vicious.
(d) There aren't any.

2. What conclusion does Anodos come to about the relationship of the young girl to the woman chopping vegetables?
(a) The young girl is the woman's sister.
(b) The young girl is the woman's niece.
(c) The young girl is the woman's granddaughter.
(d) The young girl is the woman's daughter.

3. What does Anodos see when a lightning bolt strikes?
(a) The Ash.
(b) A face.
(c) A flower.
(d) A foot.

4. What is growing from the carpet in Anodos' room?
(a) Tall grass.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Water lilies.
(d) Daisies.

5. What happens when the crystal globe explodes as Anodos tries to grab it from the little girl?
(a) A black cloud surrounds the little girl.
(b) An intoxicating fragrance immobilizes Anodos.
(c) A bright light causes the shadow to dissipate.
(d) Shards of glass temporarily blind Anodos.

6. What does Anodos find when he follows the stream at which he refreshed himself?
(a) A raft.
(b) A wooden bridge.
(c) A stone bridge.
(d) A boat.

7. What is the most probable place to which Anodos is referring when he mentions the Church of Darkness?
(a) The Fairy Palace.
(b) The farmhouse.
(c) The ogre's hut.
(d) The knight's hut.

8. How does Anodos react to the stone maiden's behavior when she wakes up?
(a) He helps her stand.
(b) He reassures her.
(c) He follows her.
(d) He runs from her.

9. What wraps around Anodos as he is spoken to?
(a) Arms.
(b) Vines.
(c) Wings.
(d) Tentacles.

10. In relation to the day Anodos celebrated his birthday, on what day does the story begin?
(a) Two days after his birthday.
(b) The day of his birthday.
(c) The day before his birthday.
(d) The day after his birthday.

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

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

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

14. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, how do babies come into existence?
(a) They are found by wandering maidens.
(b) The same way as on Earth.
(c) Fairies bring them to the women.
(d) The men carry and bear the babies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the growth from Anodos' carpet in his room to move?

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

3. What is peculiar to Anodos about the sounds of the woods?

4. Who narrates Phantastes?

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

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