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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, The Groom; Chapter Three, The Courtship; Chapter Four, The Preparations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the author recovered from his childhood episode, what did he crave?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Music.
(c) Snow.
(d) Books.

2. As a child, the author was what?
(a) A loner who did not excel in sports.
(b) A painfully shy child who loved math and science.
(c) A bubbly child who played the banjo.
(d) An active, social child involved in theater and sports.

3. What does Buttercup say when Prince Humperdinck demands that she marry him?
(a) She's already married.
(b) She can't marry someone so pompous.
(c) She cannot love another.
(d) She has no interest in marriage.

4. How many levels is the Zoo of Death composed of?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

5. Why are other girls NOT talking to Buttercup when she turns sixteen?
(a) She smells bad.
(b) They think she's ugly.
(c) She's too stuck up.
(d) They are jealous of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jason?

2. For years, the author heard The Princess Bride being told in the voice of his what?

3. What childhood ideals did the author see slipping away from his life?

4. Why does the Queen speak for the King?

5. How long do Humperdinck and Buttercup court?

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