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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. How does the king react to Anodos when the king finds out the results of the battle with the three giants?

2. What is Anodos feeling as he thinks about how to make the white lady appear?

3. When Anodos and the knight arrive together at a house, what does the woman at the house ask the knight about her daughter?

4. What instrument does Anodos acquire from one of the dancers In the crimson hall as Anodos sings to make the white lady appear?

5. Where does Cosmo get the mirror?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the Maiden of the Alder appeared to be the same being as the white lady.

2. How does Anodos demonstrate maturity as he attempts to discover the secret to releasing the white lady?

3. 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?

4. After Anodos is buried by the knight and the white lady, why does Anodos imagine himself reborn in various forms?

5. 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?

6. What does moving forward in the abyss represent to Anodos, and what does going back represent?

7. What is Anodos learning that he needs to do to acquire what he wants in Fairy Land?

8. What does Anodos sense about the meaning of Cosmo's story while he reads it?

9. How does Anodos' journey into the abyss mirror his frame of mind?

10. Although little is known about Anodos' family, what speculation can be made about Anodos' father and brothers after Anodos meets the two brothers inside the tower?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the nature of good and evil as it exists in Phantastes. Could good vs.evil be considered a main theme in the story? Why or why not? Were there "good" characters (beings or creatures) who could be considered all good? If so, who were the "good" characters? What makes you think this? Were there "evil" characters (beings or creatures) who could be considered all evil? If so, who were the "evil" characters? What makes you think this?

Essay Topic 2

Choose a situation in the story in which Anodos acted in a way you disagree with. Describe the situation. Why did Anodos act this way? What were the consequences of his actions? Why do you disagree with Anodos' reaction to the situation? How would you have reacted? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout Phantastes, Anodos interacts with and is controlled by nature. What does the author's opinion about nature seem to be? Why do you think so? Do you think the author gave Anodos the same feelings that he has about nature? Why or why not?

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