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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 does Anodos discover when he examines the item that the keys open?
2. As Anodos travels through Fairy Land what happens to the shadow?
3. What flows from the wash basin in Anodos' room?
4. Through what does the path continue after the forest?
5. Why does the knight leave Anodos?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Anodos as he spends more time in Fairy Land?
2. Explain Anodos' reaction to advice he has been given by characters in Fairy Land.
3. Why does Anodos awaken a little disoriented the day after his twenty-first birthday?
4. When will the knight in rusty armor whom Anodos meets in the wood be able to regain his reputable status?
5. What comment is the author making about Phantastes when he describes Anodos' reaction to the books he reads in the Fairy Palace library?
6. How does Anodos' visit with the old woman affect his naivete?
7. How does Anodos' childlike innocence help him as he travels through Fairy Land?
8. How does Anodos justify the death of the woman who dies next to a snowdrop flower as she is looking for spring?
9. What does the knight represent to Anodos?
10. How does Anodos allow himself to be controlled by nature and what are the results?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
List the main events from Phantastes. Could you change the order of the main events or leave out any main events? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Identify the mood or feeling created by the story as a whole. How is this mood or feeling created? Be sure to consider setting as part of your answer.
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