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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Anodos awakens the morning after he sleeps in a room identical to his room at home, what does he hope to discover as he explores the Fairy Palace?
(a) Someone to talk to.
(b) How to get home.
(c) How to get rid of the shadow.
(d) The secret library.

2. What is peculiar about the flowers themselves that Anodos sees?
(a) The flowers float in the air.
(b) The flowers give off their own light.
(c) The flowers hum.
(d) The flowers have no fragrance.

3. In what position is the figure of the woman that Anodos finds after he finishes uncovering it with his knife?
(a) Standing.
(b) Crouching.
(c) Sitting.
(d) Lying on her side.

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

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

6. How does the crystal globe benefit the little girl who carries it?
(a) It enables her to look into the future.
(b) It gives her something to play with.
(c) It protects her.
(d) It helps her make friends.

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

8. What must Anodos climb at the edge of the forest?
(a) A rope constructed of vines.
(b) A rocky hill.
(c) A gigantic tree.
(d) A bamboo ladder.

9. What does Anodos' shadow do when it comes out of the room to which Anodos opened the door?
(a) It lies on the floor behind Anodos.
(b) It runs out of the hut into the forest.
(c) It warmly embraces Anodos.
(d) It attacks the woman in the hut.

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 after his birthday.
(c) The day of his birthday.
(d) The day before his birthday.

11. According to the small woman who appears, how is she related to Anodos?
(a) She tells him she is his great-grandmother.
(b) She tells him she is his godmother.
(c) She tells him she is his mother.
(d) She tells him she is his grandmother.

12. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, while the women have wings for appendages, what do the men have?
(a) Branches.
(b) Tentacles.
(c) Arms.
(d) Wings.

13. According to the woman Anodos meets at the farmhouse, what does he have in common with other men who have passed by the farmhouse as they leave the forest?
(a) They all were saved by the same person.
(b) They all wondered about the reality of Fairy Land.
(c) They all have had the same experience with the Maiden of the Alder.
(d) They all worried about how to get home.

14. As Anodos travels through Fairy Land what happens to the shadow?
(a) It attaches itself to another being.
(b) It is able to move in front of Anodos.
(c) It disappears altogether for a few days.
(d) It can separate itself from Anodos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Anodos' needs met during his stay at the Fairy Palace?

2. What is the source of the story about women with wings that Anodos retells?

3. Why does the small woman visit Anodos?

4. From what source does Anodos get his method for awakening the stone maiden?

5. How is Anodos affected when he comes close to the woman and her daughter at the farmhouse?

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