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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 Anodos end up on a shoreline after the rock walls of the hole close in on him?

2. After Anodos and the knight leave the house of the woman who asks about her daughter, what do Anodos and the knight talk about?

3. When the two brothers in the tower finish their forging, what do they tell Anodos about their father?

4. Why does Anodos stop singing to make the white lady appear when he sees the musical instrument In the crimson hall?

5. What does Anodos learn when he passes through the door to the present time in the cottage on the island?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. In what way does the woman in the cottage on the island function as Anodos' mother?

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

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

9. Why is the final time Anodos meets the knight with the rusty armor important to Anodos?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the setting of Phantastes influence the events of the story? Give examples from the story to explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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