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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Sicilian want Fezzik to finish off the Man in Black?
(a) By choking him.
(b) By stabbing him.
(c) By throwing him down the cliffs.
(d) By throwing a rock at his head.

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

3. Who is Jason?
(a) Author's pen name.
(b) Author's son.
(c) Author's uncle.
(d) Author's father.

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

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

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

7. Short and stocky, Prince Humperdinck walks like a what?
(a) Gorilla.
(b) Flamingo.
(c) Crab.
(d) Cat.

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

9. What is Buttercup to Prince Humperdinck?
(a) The love of his life.
(b) A possession.
(c) An enigma.
(d) The most intelligent woman in the world.

10. What does the Sicilian do when he reaches the top of the Cliffs of Insanity?
(a) Pushes the Swede over the edge.
(b) Fires off a flare.
(c) Unties the rope.
(d) Utters a prayer of thanks.

11. How does Vizzini try to outsmart the Man in Black?
(a) By distracting him.
(b) By speaking in another language.
(c) By coming up with a better rhyme.
(d) By poisoning the cheese.

12. Why does Humperdinck refuse to marry Princess Noreena?
(a) She's much taller than him.
(b) She's bald.
(c) She's a vegetarian.
(d) She's twice his age.

13. What is the name of Westley's pirate ship?
(a) Red Dread.
(b) Courage.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Black Pearl.

14. At the Cliffs of Insanity, who climbs the sheer cliff walls towards Buttercup and her abductors?
(a) Prince Humperdinck.
(b) Man in Black.
(c) Inigo Montoya.
(d) The Albino.

15. How many years does Inigo spend learning how to fence?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fezzik is the size of a typical man by the time he is in:

2. When Buttercup pushes the Man in Black down a ravine and says he can die for all she cares, he says what?

3. Why does Buttercup toss and turn all night following the visit from the Count and Countess?

4. How does young Buttercup like spending most of her time?

5. As a child, the author was what?

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