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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. 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 worried about how to get home.
(d) They all have had the same experience with the Maiden of the Alder.

2. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, what determines the color of the women's wings?
(a) The season in which the women are born.
(b) The year in which the women are born.
(c) The location in which the women are born.
(d) The color of their parents' wings.

3. Through what does the path continue after the forest?
(a) A hedge.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A rock.
(d) A maze.

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

5. How does Anodos react to the stone maiden's behavior when she wakes up?
(a) He reassures her.
(b) He helps her stand.
(c) He runs from her.
(d) He follows her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is peculiar to Anodos about the sounds of the woods?

2. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, what happens to the woman who finds a snowdrop flower?

3. How does the crystal globe benefit the little girl who carries it?

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

5. What does Anodos see when a lightning bolt strikes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anodos' childlike innocence help him as he travels through Fairy Land?

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

3. Why is it appropriate that Anodos meets the old woman and her daughter first as he travels through Fairy Land?

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

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

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

7. What does Anodos realize about the truth of what the small woman told him as he looks around his room?

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

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

10. Why do you think the old woman refuses to tell the truth of the woods to Anodos?

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