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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Anodos' needs met during his stay at the Fairy Palace?
(a) A fairy follows him around.
(b) The shadow sees to his needs.
(c) Unseen figures serve him.
(d) Anodos takes care of himself.

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

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

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

5. What powers does the shadow have at the Fairy Palace?
(a) It can enter, but cannot cause harm.
(b) Its powers seem to multiply.
(c) Its powers remain the same.
(d) It has no powers.

6. How does Anodos awaken the stone maiden?
(a) He recites an ancient incantation.
(b) He sings.
(c) He kisses her.
(d) He pours a magic potion on her.

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

8. What happens to Anodos' bed as his room changes?
(a) The frame is made of bamboo shoots.
(b) Tree branches are the canopy.
(c) His mattress is now a waterbed.
(d) The headboard is made of white marble.

9. What does the stone maiden do when Anodos awakens her?
(a) Glides away from him.
(b) Stretches, yawns, and begins to cry.
(c) Thanks him profusely.
(d) Silently embraces him.

10. What is the source of the story about women with wings that Anodos retells?
(a) He made it up.
(b) It was passed down through Anodos' family.
(c) One of the fairies.
(d) A book.

11. What does Anodos do as he moves through the forest after seeing the flowers?
(a) He collects plants and herbs.
(b) He watches what is happening around him.
(c) He talks to the mystical creatures following him.
(d) He sings to himself.

12. 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 story about a knight in rusty armor.
(c) She tells him a wish will be granted if he opens the door.
(d) She remains silent, simply staring at Anodos.

13. How old is Anodos?
(a) 31 years old.
(b) 21 years old.
(c) 22 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

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

15. After Anodos meets the young girl, where does she go?
(a) She follows Anodos at a distance.
(b) She moves away from Anodos.
(c) She walks with Anodos.
(d) She vanishes into thin air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What covers the opening to the path?

2. What conclusion does Anodos come to about the relationship of the young girl to the woman chopping vegetables?

3. What does the shadow affect when it sends out arm-like extensions?

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

5. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, how do babies come into existence?

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