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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. Where is the footpath Anodos sees in his room?
2. According to the woman Anodos meets at the farmhouse, what does he have in common with other men who have passed by the farmhouse as they leave the forest?
3. How is Anodos affected when he comes close to the woman and her daughter at the farmhouse?
4. How does the crystal globe benefit the little girl who carries it?
5. What covers the opening to the path?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the magic of the Fairy Palace benefit Anodos?
2. Why do you think the old woman refuses to tell the truth of the woods to Anodos?
3. Why is it appropriate that Anodos meets the old woman and her daughter first as he travels through Fairy Land?
4. Why do you think there are obstacles in the natural environment Anodos travels through when he leaves the forest?
5. What are the consequences Anodos suffers when he ignores the warning of the knight in rusty armor about beautiful women in the forest?
6. How does Anodos' childlike innocence help him as he travels through Fairy Land?
7. Why do you think Anodos' room is transformed into a forest rather than another type of nature environment?
8. How do Anodos and his shadow seem to influence each other?
9. What does Anodos' experience with the Maiden of the Alder show him about Fairy Land?
10. Why does Anodos awaken a little disoriented the day after his twenty-first birthday?
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
Several components of quality literature include:
1) use of descriptive words
2) use of analogies, metaphors, and similes
3) an attention-grabbing beginning
4) details
5) appealing to the five senses
Is Phantastes an example of quality literature? Why or why not? Give examples from the story using three of the five components of quality literature to explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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