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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 has happened to the pedestal of the figure in Anodos' dream when he finds the pedestal the next day?
(a) It is empty.
(b) It is covered with a crimson curtain.
(c) It has been removed.
(d) It has been smashed.

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

3. After Anodos is reborn as a primrose, when the primrose dies, what form does Anodos take?
(a) A raindrop.
(b) A snowflake.
(c) A cloud.
(d) A rainbow.

4. What happens when the rock walls of the hole close in around Anodos?
(a) He has to crawl his way through.
(b) He is knocked unconscious.
(c) He panics with claustrophobia.
(d) He somehow is able to remain standing.

5. What does Anodos do when he discovers a hole on the other side of a door after he ignores the warning on the door?
(a) He plunges into the hole.
(b) He waits until morning next to the hole.
(c) He begins to sing again.
(d) He returns to the crimson hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anodos see when he looks into the hole?

2. How does Anodos communicate his feelings for the white lady to the goblin-like creatures?

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

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the woman in the cottage on the island function as Anodos' mother?

2. 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?

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

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

5. When Anodos floats in the boat after he has thrown himself off the cliff into the water, what do the images he sees in the water show him?

6. 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?

7. Explain how the Maiden of the Alder appeared to be the same being as 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. What does Anodos sense about the meaning of Cosmo's story while he reads it?

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

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