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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 woman in the cottage on the island help Anodos fall asleep?
2. What does the lady in the mirror ask Cosmo to do after she walks into his room?
3. After the girl who used to have the crystal globe leaves the tower and Anodos starts off on a new journey through the forest, what happens to the shadow?
4. What is Anodos feeling as he thinks about how to make the white lady appear?
5. What do Anodos and the two brothers leave behind when they go to battle the three giants as the giants approach the tower?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the final time Anodos meets the knight with the rusty armor important to Anodos?
2. What is Anodos learning that he needs to do to acquire what he wants in Fairy Land?
3. What is Anodos ignoring about his part in the stories he reads?
4. How does Anodos show maturity when he and the two brothers prepare to battle the three giants?
5. Compare Anodos' experiences in Fairy Land with the experiences of Cosmo, a character in one of his stories.
6. Explain how the Maiden of the Alder appeared to be the same being as the white lady.
7. After Anodos is buried by the knight and the white lady, why does Anodos imagine himself reborn in various forms?
8. How does Anodos' journey into the abyss mirror his frame of mind?
9. How does Anodos demonstrate maturity as he attempts to discover the secret to releasing the white lady?
10. How will Anodos' battle with the two brothers he met inside the tower against the three giants help Anodos deal with the circumstances surrounding his father and brothers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In Phantastes, the author did not use proper names frequently. Why do you think he wrote in this manner? Did you find it distracting? Why? Choose a combination of five characters, places, and objects from Phantastes and make them proper names. Explain your choices.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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