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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. Whenever Buttercup commands the farm boy, he always answers what?
(a) Yes, ma'am.
(b) No problem.
(c) Of course.
(d) As you wish.

2. Who is William Goldman?
(a) The book's fictitious author.
(b) The book's author.
(c) The son of the book's author.
(d) The father of the book's author.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Zoo of Death?

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

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

4. Who is Count Rugen?

5. How long do Humperdinck and Buttercup court?

(see the answer key)

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