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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. When Anodos awakens the morning after he sleeps in a room identical to his room at home, what does he hope to discover as he explores the Fairy Palace?

2. What unusual environment does Anodos see in his room?

3. What does Anodos' shadow do when it comes out of the room to which Anodos opened the door?

4. From what source does Anodos get his method for awakening the stone maiden?

5. What does Anodos see in the mist ahead of him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the discovery of a room inside the Fairy Palace that looks like his own bedroom comfort Anodos?

2. What comment is the author making about Phantastes when he describes Anodos' reaction to the books he reads in the Fairy Palace library?

3. Why do you think there are obstacles in the natural environment Anodos travels through when he leaves the forest?

4. From the time Anodos finds the ogre's hut, what events lead the reader to the conclusion that the shadow will bring trouble to Anodos?

5. What does Anodos' experience with the Maiden of the Alder show him about Fairy Land?

6. Why is it appropriate that Anodos meets the old woman and her daughter first as he travels through Fairy Land?

7. Why does Anodos awaken a little disoriented the day after his twenty-first birthday?

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

9. How does Anodos' visit with the old woman affect his naivete?

10. When will the knight in rusty armor whom Anodos meets in the wood be able to regain his reputable status?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Phantastes, Anodos has dreams in a number of chapters. Choose a dream Anodos has. What is the dream about? What symbolism is in the dream? What does the content of the dream tell us about Anodos? Does the dream provide any hints or clues of events that take place later in the story? What is the author's purpose in including the dream in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Anodos is both a participant and an observer in the story. Give an example of a situation in which he is a participant, and an example of a situation in which he is an observer. Is Anodos more frequently a participant or an observer in the story? What makes you think this? Which situation affected him more--being a participant or an observer? How?

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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