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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 the king react to Anodos when the king finds out the results of the battle with the three giants?
(a) He punishes Anodos.
(b) He gives Anodos his own kingdom to rule.
(c) He makes Anodos an honorary son.
(d) He knights Anodos.

2. On the night Anodos walks the corridor of the crimson hall, what figure does he dream is on a pedestal in the hall?
(a) Princess Von Hohenweiss.
(b) Cosmo von Wehrstahl.
(c) The white lady.
(d) The little girl with the crystal globe.

3. How many doors of the cottage does Anodos pass through to explore the island?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

4. What type of animal attacks Anodos at the ceremony he and the knight are observing?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A bear.

5. What does Cosmo worry about when the lady in the mirror doesn't appear?
(a) He worries that the mirror has lost its magic.
(b) He worries that he has insulted her.
(c) He worries that she died.
(d) He worries that someone else loves her.

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 does Anodos see in the water as he looks over the edge of the boat he climbs in after jumping off the cliff into the water?

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

4. What words are inscribed on the lamp that is surrounded by white marble statues in the crimson hall?

5. After speaking with the king about the results of the battle with the three giants, why does Anodos put on armor and ride away?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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