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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 feel in his new home beneath the ground?
(a) Content.
(b) Claustrophobic.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Confused.

2. After the girl who used to have the crystal globe leaves the tower and Anodos starts off on a new journey through the forest, what happens to the shadow?
(a) He leaves the shadow behind.
(b) The shadow leads Anodos back the way he came.
(c) The shadow follows Anodos.
(d) The shadow shatters into tiny pieces.

3. 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 take her daughter with them.
(c) If he will ride to the next town to get medicine for her daughter.
(d) If he will marry her daughter.

4. After Anodos leaves the island and arrives in a rocky country, from what structure does Anodos hear the sound of a clanging anvil?
(a) A stable.
(b) A cave.
(c) A tower.
(d) A cottage.

5. What does Anodos think about the ceremony he and the knight are observing that makes Anodos want to get close to the front?
(a) Anodos thinks the ceremony will help him get home.
(b) Anodos thinks he sees the tale of Sir Percivale and Sir Galahad is being used in the ceremony.
(c) Anodos thinks the ceremony will help the knight.
(d) Anodos thinks the ceremony is evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anodos serve as to the knight in rusty armor as Anodos continues his new journey through the forest?

2. How does the woman in the cottage on the island help Anodos fall asleep?

3. What does Anodos learn when he passes through the door to the present time in the cottage on the island?

4. What does Anodos hear the girl, who once had the crystal globe, doing while he is in the tower after his dream of home fades?

5. What happens to the two brothers in the battle with the three giants?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Anodos imagines himself reborn in various forms, why does he believe he needs to stay alive?

2. 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?

3. Although little is known about Anodos' family, what speculation can be made about Anodos' father and brothers after Anodos meets the two brothers inside the tower?

4. How will Anodos' battle with the two brothers he met inside the tower against the three giants help Anodos deal with the circumstances surrounding his father and brothers?

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

6. How does Anodos demonstrate maturity as he attempts to discover the secret to releasing the white lady?

7. What does Anodos learn from entering the doors in the cottage on the island that helps him accept the love between the knight and the white lady?

8. After Anodos is buried by the knight and the white lady, why does Anodos imagine himself reborn in various forms?

9. How does Anodos show maturity when he and the two brothers prepare to battle the three giants?

10. Why does Anodos throw himself from the cliff into the water after he comes out of the tunnel?

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