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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. What childhood ideals did the author see slipping away from his life?
(a) Honesty and integrity.
(b) High adventure and true love.
(c) Family life and loyalty.
(d) Chivalry and treating others as yourself.

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

3. Who entertained the author when he was a child recovering at home?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Mother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

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

5. Who or what is Prince Humperdinck's one true love?
(a) Buttercup.
(b) The Countess.
(c) Eating.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Humperdinck demands that Buttercup marry him, he tells her that he doesn't want her love and will give her what?

2. As the Spaniard waits for the mystery man to reach the top of the Cliffs of Insanity, what does he ponder?

3. Who is Count Rugen?

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

5. At the Cliffs of Insanity, who climbs the sheer cliff walls towards Buttercup and her abductors?

(see the answer key)

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