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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the small woman visit Anodos?
(a) To settle a dispute from many years ago.
(b) To give him a family heirloom.
(c) To reveal a family secret.
(d) To grant him a wish.

3. From what source does Anodos get his method for awakening the stone maiden?
(a) Fairy tales.
(b) Church hymnals.
(c) A book of magic spells.
(d) Science textbooks.

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

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

6. What part of Anodos' bed is affected by the environment in his room?
(a) The mattress.
(b) The headboard.
(c) The frame.
(d) The canopy.

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

8. What does Anodos notice about the water in the huge basin in which he swims?
(a) The water has a hypnotic fragrance.
(b) The water disappears when he touches it, but returns when he no longer touches it.
(c) The water seems to float above the surface of the basin.
(d) The water is the purest he's ever seen.

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

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

11. 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 granddaughter.
(c) The young girl is the woman's daughter.
(d) The young girl is the woman's niece.

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

13. What do the keys open that Anodos receives as a birthday gift?
(a) A secret room.
(b) A mysterious box.
(c) A secretary desk.
(d) An iron gate.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, what determines the color of the women's wings?

2. What must Anodos climb at the edge of the forest?

3. What feeling does Anodos have as he moves through the forest after seeing the flowers?

4. What does Anodos acquire from the source of the woman's voice to defend himself against the Ash?

5. What is Anodos doing as he looks around his room at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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