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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Announcement: Pages 87-107.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Westley's ship off the coast of America?
(a) It disappears in a hurricane.
(b) It's stopped by the Coast Guard and sent back.
(c) It's attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts.
(d) It hits a rocky protrusion and sinks.

3. When Buttercup awakens in the bottom of a boat, who is there with her?
(a) A Sicilian, a Spaniard, and a giant.
(b) The Count and the Countess.
(c) The Dread Pirate Roberts.
(d) A Spaniard, a dwarf, and a Swede.

4. When Buttercup jumps overboard into Florin Channel, someone tells her that she should beware of what?
(a) Ravenous piranhas.
(b) Bloodthirsty sharks.
(c) Merciless pirates.
(d) Prince Humperdinck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Westley prepares to leave for America, what does Buttercup promise?

2. What does the author do in Chapter Four?

3. Who fishes Buttercup out of Florin Channel?

4. Why did the author's son not finish reading The Princess Bride?

5. As the kidnappers start climbing the Cliffs of Insanity, what happens to the boat?

(see the answer key)

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