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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 does Anodos lose hope of finding as he travels in the hole?
(a) A way to rid himself of the shadow.
(b) A way home.
(c) A way out of the hole.
(d) The white lady.

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) The shadow shatters into tiny pieces.
(b) The shadow leads Anodos back the way he came.
(c) He leaves the shadow behind.
(d) The shadow follows Anodos.

3. Why does the white lady cry out after Anodos reacts to her when she wavers between her life form and her stone form?
(a) The white lady is letting Anodos know where she is.
(b) Anodos shouldn't have touched her.
(c) The white lady has found the way for Anodos to get home.
(d) The white lady is trying to comfort Anodos.

4. What happens when Cosmo destroys the mirror?
(a) Cosmo dies.
(b) The lady dies.
(c) The lady vanishes.
(d) The Maiden of the Alder appears.

5. What do the goblin-like creatures Anodos meets on his journey in the hole tell him?
(a) The location of the white lady.
(b) The white lady is in love with him.
(c) The white lady is not meant for him.
(d) To go back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Anodos and the two brothers leave behind when they go to battle the three giants as the giants approach the tower?

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. What has happened to the pedestal of the figure in Anodos' dream when he finds the pedestal the next day?

4. After Anodos kills his giant, where does he see the other two giants?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Anodos learning that he needs to do to acquire what he wants in Fairy Land?

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

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