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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anodos thinking about when he wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. Who does the small windowless hut belong to?

3. When Anodos meets the knight again, in what condition is the knight's armor?

4. What does Anodos remove with his knife from an image he finds as he explores his surroundings?

5. According to the small woman who appears, how is she related to Anodos?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the consequences Anodos suffers when he ignores the warning of the knight in rusty armor about beautiful women in the forest?

2. How do Anodos and his shadow seem to influence each other?

3. How does the magic of the Fairy Palace benefit Anodos?

4. What does Anodos realize about the truth of what the small woman told him as he looks around his room?

5. What personality characteristic of Anodos gives him access to Fairy Land?

6. Explain Anodos' reaction to advice he has been given by characters in Fairy Land.

7. What happens to Anodos as he becomes more frightened in the wood?

8. What happens to Anodos as he spends more time in Fairy Land?

9. What happens to Anodos when he eats the fruits of the woods?

10. What is unusual about the condition of the footpath Anodos notices in his room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Phantastes was written using elements of romanticism. How is Phantastes an example of romanticism in literature? Give examples from the story to explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Which part of Phantastes came alive for you; that is, in which part did you feel that what was happening to Anodos was vicariously happening to you? Why? How did the author do this? Were you immediately drawn into the story, or did it take a while? Why? Did the book intrigue,amuse, disturb, alienate, or irritate, you? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why did George MacDonald choose Phantastes for the title of the novel? Why do you think he chose to begin the title with the letters "Ph" rather than "F"? Give examples from the book that explain the title. Do you think the title fits the book? Why or why not? If you could give the book a different title, what would it be? Give reasons for your answer.

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