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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 out of the hole.
(b) The white lady.
(c) A way to rid himself of the shadow.
(d) A way home.

2. In the crimson hall, where does the white lady appear as Anodos sings?
(a) In a chair.
(b) On her pedestal.
(c) In an open coffin.
(d) Lying on a marble bench.

3. What does the lady in the mirror ask Cosmo to do after she walks into his room?
(a) Escort her to a party.
(b) Free her.
(c) Forget about her.
(d) Marry her.

4. Who helps the knight bury and mourn Anodos?
(a) The woman who asked the knight about her daughter.
(b) A group of fairies.
(c) The white lady.
(d) The girl who used to have the crystal globe.

5. What words are inscribed on the lamp that is surrounded by white marble statues in the crimson hall?
(a) "TOUCH NOT!"
(b) "DO NOT TOUCH!"
(c) "BEWARE!"
(d) "CARPE DIEM!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anodos choose singing to make the white lady appear when he is in the crimson hall?

2. How does Anodos end up on a shoreline after the rock walls of the hole close in on him?

3. How does Anodos react to the white lady after she wavers between her life form and her stone form?

4. What is Anodos feeling as he thinks about how to make the white lady appear?

5. In the crimson hall, what do the dancers do when Anodos begins to sing to make the white lady appear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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