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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the goblin-fairies do when they see the shadow?
(a) They run and hide.
(b) They allow Anodos to pass without scaring him.
(c) They play a funeral march on their trumpets.
(d) They allow Anodos to pass without mocking him.

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

3. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, what is the woman who finds a snowdrop flower looking for?
(a) A rare flower.
(b) The season of spring.
(c) The season of winter.
(d) A baby.

4. What piece of furniture does the structure resemble that Anodos finds as he continues on the path?
(a) A footstool.
(b) A dresser.
(c) A couch.
(d) A secretary desk.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Anodos find when he follows the stream at which he refreshed himself?

3. According to the small woman who appears, how is she related to Anodos?

4. What does Anodos discover when he examines the item that the keys open?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Anodos' reaction to advice he has been given by characters in Fairy Land.

2. When will the knight in rusty armor whom Anodos meets in the wood be able to regain his reputable status?

3. What does Anodos' experience with the Maiden of the Alder show him about Fairy Land?

4. How does Anodos allow himself to be controlled by nature and what are the results?

5. What is the relationship between the borders of Anodos' real world and the borders of his fantasy world?

6. A small woman granting wishes, secret compartments, and fairy godmothers are typical of what genre of literature?

7. How does the magic of the Fairy Palace benefit Anodos?

8. What happens to Anodos when he eats the fruits of the woods?

9. What happens to Anodos as he becomes more frightened in the wood?

10. How does Anodos justify the death of the woman who dies next to a snowdrop flower as she is looking for spring?

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