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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. Where does Cosmo get the mirror?
(a) An auction.
(b) A friend.
(c) An antique store.
(d) His mother.

2. How does Anodos react to the white lady after she wavers between her life form and her stone form?
(a) He cries.
(b) He searches the crimson hall for the white lady.
(c) He tries to embrace the white lady.
(d) He begins to sing again.

3. How does the woman in the cottage on the island help Anodos fall asleep?
(a) She sings to him.
(b) She puts a sleeping pill in his tea.
(c) She reads a fairy tale to him.
(d) She sprinkles him with a magic potion.

4. What happens to the two brothers in the battle with the three giants?
(a) The two brothers are killed.
(b) The two brothers run to the town for help.
(c) The two brothers hide in the tower.
(d) The two brothers slay their giants, then help Anodos slay his giant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Anodos acquire from one of the dancers In the crimson hall as Anodos sings to make the white lady appear?

2. How does Anodos acquire the instrument from one of the dancers In the crimson hall as Anodos sings to make the white lady appear?

3. What does Anodos lose hope of finding as he travels in the hole?

4. What does Cosmo worry about when the lady in the mirror doesn't appear?

5. Who or what accompanies Anodos inside the tower to which the knight leads him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between Anodos' desire to hold the crystal ball belonging to the little girl in the forest in Chapter 9, and his desire to find the music and the dancers in the Fairy Palace?

2. Explain how the Maiden of the Alder appeared to be the same being as the white lady.

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

4. What does moving forward in the abyss represent to Anodos, and what does going back represent?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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