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

2. How does the crystal globe benefit the little girl who carries it?
(a) It protects her.
(b) It gives her something to play with.
(c) It enables her to look into the future.
(d) It helps her make friends.

3. In what position is the figure of the woman that Anodos finds after he finishes uncovering it with his knife?
(a) Crouching.
(b) Standing.
(c) Lying on her side.
(d) Sitting.

4. What is peculiar about the flowers themselves that Anodos sees?
(a) The flowers float in the air.
(b) The flowers hum.
(c) The flowers give off their own light.
(d) The flowers have no fragrance.

5. What is the true form of the marble lady?
(a) An open coffin standing on end.
(b) A white horse.
(c) A marble tombstone.
(d) A secretary desk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the marble lady put Anodos for the Ash tree?

2. How does Anodos react to the stone maiden's behavior when she wakes up?

3. What happens to Anodos' bed as his room changes?

4. What does Anodos see in the mist ahead of him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What personality characteristic of Anodos gives him access to Fairy Land?

2. How does Anodos react when he sees the open field from the room in which he sleeps at the farmhouse?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the knight represent to Anodos?

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