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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 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.

2. When Anodos meets the knight again, in what condition is the knight's armor?
(a) There is no rust at all.
(b) More rusty than before.
(c) The armor is hanging off the knight in pieces.
(d) Less rusty than before.

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

4. What does Anodos read about in the book that was covering the window?
(a) Knights.
(b) Birds and insects.
(c) Fairies.
(d) Trees.

5. What does Anodos remove with his knife from an image he finds as he explores his surroundings?
(a) Mud.
(b) Rock.
(c) Sand.
(d) Moss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the footpath Anodos sees in his room?

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

3. After Anodos learns about the inhabitants of the forest, what does he do?

4. As Anodos leaves the old woman, what does he see around the flowers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the consequences Anodos suffers when he ignores the warning of the knight in rusty armor about beautiful women in the forest?

2. What is unusual about the condition of the footpath Anodos notices in his room?

3. From the time Anodos finds the ogre's hut, what events lead the reader to the conclusion that the shadow will bring trouble to Anodos?

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

5. What happens to Anodos as he spends more time in Fairy Land?

6. Why do you think the author chose to have the secretary desk in a dark room which has been closed for a long time?

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

8. Why do you think Anodos' father made provisions for Anodos to inherit the secretary desk?

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

10. What might happen to Anodos if he travels through the forest without knowing about the Ash tree?

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