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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. Why is Westley leaving for America?
(a) He was invited to travel to America with the Countess.
(b) Buttercup has broken his heart.
(c) He is tired of being abused and wishes to start over in America.
(d) He wants to seek his fortune to build a life for himself and Buttercup.

2. While the author's family was in New York, where was he?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) New Mexico.

3. When the author was a child in 1941, what happened to him?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Polio.
(c) Near drowning.
(d) Bike accident.

4. What does the author do in Chapter Four?
(a) Includes an ode to Buttercup.
(b) Complains about the weather.
(c) Interrupts the narrative.
(d) Writes about his favorite meals.

5. Who is Count Rugen?
(a) Rich man who spies on the farm boy.
(b) Rich man who spies on Humperdinck.
(c) Close friend of the farm boy.
(d) Close friend of Prince Humperdinck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Buttercup to Prince Humperdinck?

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

3. Why does Humperdinck refuse to marry Princess Noreena?

4. Who or what is Prince Humperdinck's one true love?

5. Buttercup doesn't care about her image and doesn't like to what?

(see the answer key)

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