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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. In what position is the figure of the woman that Anodos finds after he finishes uncovering it with his knife?

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

3. Whom does the knight in the rusty armor Anodos meets in the wood remind him of?

4. When Anodos swims in the basin -- above the water, he is in the basin, but where does he seem to be below the water?

5. After the woman invites Anodos in for some food, what does she tell him that they have in common?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do you think Anodos' father made provisions for Anodos to inherit the secretary desk?

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

4. Why do you think the old woman refuses to tell the truth of the woods to Anodos?

5. Why do you think the author has Anodos read a passage from the tale of King Arthur and his knights?

6. What might happen to Anodos if he travels through the forest without knowing about the Ash tree?

7. How does Anodos react when he sees the open field from the room in which he sleeps at the farmhouse?

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

9. How does Anodos justify the death of the woman who dies next to a snowdrop flower as she is looking for spring?

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

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

In Phantastes, the author did not use proper names frequently. Why do you think he wrote in this manner? Did you find it distracting? Why? Choose a combination of five characters, places, and objects from Phantastes and make them proper names. Explain your choices.

Essay Topic 3

What clues or hints did the author provide that helped prepare you for the ending of the story? Did you think these clues were important as you read the story? Why or why not?

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