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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 Cosmo worry about when the lady in the mirror doesn't appear?
2. Why does the white lady cry out after Anodos reacts to her when she wavers between her life form and her stone form?
3. What does Anodos lose hope of finding as he travels in the hole?
4. What does Anodos think about the ceremony he and the knight are observing that makes Anodos want to get close to the front?
5. Why does Anodos think he can't hear music in the Fairy Palace?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between Anodos' desire to hold the crystal ball belonging to the little girl in the forest in Chapter 9, and his desire to find the music and the dancers in the Fairy Palace?
2. What does Anodos sense about the meaning of Cosmo's story while he reads it?
3. What desire of Anodos does the knight who leads him to the tower represent?
4. As Anodos remains in the tower to which the knight has led him, what does Anodos' dream of returning home represent?
5. What does Anodos learn from entering the doors in the cottage on the island that helps him accept the love between the knight and the white lady?
6. After Anodos is buried by the knight and the white lady, why does Anodos imagine himself reborn in various forms?
7. When Anodos floats in the boat after he has thrown himself off the cliff into the water, what do the images he sees in the water show him?
8. As the knight's squire, what does Anodos feel he must do for the knight when they observe the procession of the men in the white robes?
9. How does Anodos demonstrate immaturity when he touches the white lady on her pedestal?
10. How does Anodos' journey into the abyss mirror his frame of mind?
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
Symbols intensify meaning. Identify one of each from Phantastes--a character, an action, and an object that stand for something greater than itself. Explain the meaning of the symbol and how the symbol affects Anodos. Did the author's use of symbolism add or detract from your understanding of the book? How?
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