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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. How does Anodos try to locate the marble lady he has been pursuing through the wood?
(a) He recites the magic incantation.
(b) He spills the magic potion.
(c) He burns incense.
(d) He sings.

2. Where is the footpath Anodos sees in his room?
(a) Through the tall grass.
(b) Along the edge of the ocean.
(c) Across a bridge.
(d) Next to the stream.

3. Where does the marble lady put Anodos for the Ash tree?
(a) In a tree.
(b) In a coffin.
(c) In a cage.
(d) In a cave.

4. What are the humans doing that Anodos sees as he continues his journey?
(a) Building a log cabin.
(b) Moving through the trees.
(c) Having a picnic in a green meadow.
(d) Swimming in a crystal clear lake.

5. What does the woman at the farmhouse tell Anodos he must do before he can return home?
(a) Read the entire tale of Sir Galahad.
(b) Save someone from the Maiden of the Alder.
(c) Travel through Fairy Land.
(d) Learn the magic words that will destroy the Ash tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is created by the flow from the wash basin in Anodos' room?

3. After Anodos meets the young girl, where does she go?

4. How old is Anodos?

5. Who or what speaks to Anodos after the lightning bolt strikes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. Why do you think the author has Anodos read a passage from the tale of King Arthur and his knights?

7. Why does Anodos awaken a little disoriented the day after his twenty-first birthday?

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

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

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

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