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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 happens to the two brothers in the battle with the three giants?

2. When Anodos walks a corridor that runs the circumference of the halls in the crimson hall, what does he discover?

3. What does Anodos hear the girl, who once had the crystal globe, doing while he is in the tower after his dream of home fades?

4. What is unusual about the appearance of the knight in shining armor Anodos meets as he thinks about himself as a knight like Sir Galahad?

5. What does Cosmo worry about when the lady in the mirror doesn't appear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Anodos throw himself from the cliff into the water after he comes out of the tunnel?

3. What causes Anodos and the two brothers to be unprepared for battle when the three giants approach the tower?

4. What desire of Anodos does the knight who leads him to the tower represent?

5. How does Anodos show maturity when he and the two brothers prepare to battle the three giants?

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

7. 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?

8. As Anodos remains in the tower to which the knight has led him, what does Anodos' dream of returning home represent?

9. What is Anodos ignoring about his part in the stories he reads?

10. 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?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Anodos is troubled by the persistent presence of his shadow. When Anodos acquires his shadow, the woman in the hut says that the shadow is called something else in Anodos' world. In psychoanalytic theory, personality structure is broken down into three parts: the id, the ego, and the superego. The id is completely unconscious, unorganized, and concerned with instant gratification of instincts and drives. The ego mediates among the id and superego and external world, and is concerned with reality, safety, reason, and common sense. The superego is the conscience; it punishes misbehavior with guilt and morality. Which part of Anodos' personality structure would the shadow be: the id, the ego, or the superego? Give three examples from the story to explain your answer.

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