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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 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) He has been moving back in time three days.
(d) A week.

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

3. What surrounds Anodos' burial site?
(a) Vines.
(b) Trees and flowers.
(c) Rocks.
(d) White marble figures.

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

5. After Anodos leaves the island and arrives in a rocky country, from what structure does Anodos hear the sound of a clanging anvil?
(a) A stable.
(b) A cottage.
(c) A cave.
(d) A tower.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What causes the pain Anodos feels as he vows to protect those he left behind?

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

4. How does the woman in the cottage on the island help Anodos fall asleep?

5. What does the lady in the mirror ask Cosmo to do after she walks into his room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. As the knight's squire, what does Anodos feel he must do for the knight when they observe the procession of the men in the white robes?

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

10. What causes Anodos and the two brothers to be unprepared for battle when the three giants approach the tower?

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