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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 end up on a shoreline after the rock walls of the hole close in on him?
(a) He wakes up on the shoreline.
(b) He closes his eyes for a second and when he opens them he is on the shore.
(c) He reaches the end of the tunnel.
(d) The collapse of the rock wall reveals the shoreline.

2. What is unusual about the appearance of the knight in shining armor Anodos meets as he thinks about himself as a knight like Sir Galahad?
(a) The knight is wearing the armor Anodos made to fight the three giants.
(b) The knight looks like Anodos' father.
(c) The knight is almost a mirror image of Anodos.
(d) The knight is surrounded by a golden aura.

3. After Anodos kills his giant, where does he see the other two giants?
(a) Running away.
(b) They have disappeared.
(c) Lying on the grass.
(d) Advancing on him.

4. How long has Anodos been walking through the hole when he sees the old woman who turns into a beautiful maiden?
(a) Only a few seconds.
(b) Anodos doesn't know.
(c) A week.
(d) He has been moving back in time three days.

5. When Anodos walks a corridor that runs the circumference of the halls in the crimson hall, what does he discover?
(a) He has lost his sense of direction.
(b) The crimson hall is set up like a labyrinth.
(c) There are thirteen hallways.
(d) There are twelve hallways.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why can't Anodos go back the way he has come through the hole?

3. How did the two brothers know that Anodos would join them to fight the three giants?

4. After Anodos is reborn as a primrose, when the primrose dies, what form does Anodos take?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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