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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Buttercup's Baby: An Explanation and Chapter One, Fezzik Dies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Westley explains to Humperdinck what fighting to the pain means, what does the Prince do?
(a) Calls the King.
(b) Picks up his sword.
(c) Drops his sword.
(d) Runs away.

2. Why is Prince Humperdinck upset when he learns that King Lotharon is dying?
(a) The Prince is not yet ready to rule the land.
(b) The Prince must now marry, but he doesn't want to.
(c) The King's funeral will get in the way of the Prince's hunting expedition.
(d) The Prince will miss the King greatly.

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

4. Goldman's father always concluded with the words "And they lived happily ever after" at what point in the story?
(a) Right after Buttercup and Westley safely reach the Revenge.
(b) Right after Buttercup's and Westley's pledge.
(c) After Buttercup and Westley bid their new friends farewell.
(d) After the birth of Buttercup's and Westley's child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the castle gate, who is astonished to see Westley alive?

2. Why does Buttercup tell Humperdinck that if she must marry him, she will surely be dead by morning?

3. After Fezzik and Inigo reunite, the fencer plots revenge against the Count and requires what from the Man in Black?

4. After using the torture machine on Westley for the first time, the Count asks how he feels. How does Westley respond?

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

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