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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. Why does Anodos become frustrated after the white lady wavers between her life form and her stone form?
(a) He thinks his attempts to rid himself of the shadow were futile.
(b) He thinks his attempts to bring the white lady to life were futile.
(c) He thinks his attempts to find the white lady in the crimson hall were futile.
(d) He thinks his attempts to find a way home were futile.

2. What surrounds Anodos' burial site?
(a) Vines.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Trees and flowers.
(d) White marble figures.

3. Why does Anodos stop singing to make the white lady appear when he sees the musical instrument In the crimson hall?
(a) He has lost his voice.
(b) He has given up trying to make the white lady appear.
(c) He needs to retrieve the instrument.
(d) He is startled by a high-pitched scream.

4. When Anodos and the knight arrive together at a house, what does the woman at the house ask the knight about her daughter?
(a) If he has found her daughter.
(b) If he will ride to the next town to get medicine for her daughter.
(c) If he will marry her daughter.
(d) If he will take her daughter with them.

5. What words are inscribed on the lamp that is surrounded by white marble statues in the crimson hall?
(a) "TOUCH NOT!"
(b) "DO NOT TOUCH!"
(c) "CARPE DIEM!"
(d) "BEWARE!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the lost love of a woman, what else does Anodos sing about to the two brothers?

2. What must Anodos look for when he wishes to come back to the woman in the cottage on the island after he is finished exploring the island?

3. Why does Anodos choose singing to make the white lady appear when he is in the crimson hall?

4. On the night Anodos walks the corridor of the crimson hall, what figure does he dream is on a pedestal in the hall?

5. How does Anodos react to the white lady after she wavers between her life form and her stone form?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Anodos' experiences in Fairy Land with the experiences of Cosmo, a character in one of his stories.

2. What desire of Anodos does the knight who leads him to the tower represent?

3. How does Anodos' journey into the abyss mirror his frame of mind?

4. Why is the final time Anodos meets the knight with the rusty armor important to Anodos?

5. As the knight's squire, what does Anodos feel he must do for the knight when they observe the procession of the men in the white robes?

6. What is Anodos ignoring about his part in the stories he reads?

7. How does Anodos demonstrate immaturity when he touches the white lady on her pedestal?

8. What causes Anodos and the two brothers to be unprepared for battle when the three giants approach the tower?

9. What does Anodos sense about the meaning of Cosmo's story while he reads it?

10. As Anodos remains in the tower to which the knight has led him, what does Anodos' dream of returning home represent?

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