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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Count Rugen?
(a) Close friend of Prince Humperdinck.
(b) Rich man who spies on Humperdinck.
(c) Close friend of the farm boy.
(d) Rich man who spies on the farm boy.

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

4. What is the purpose of the Zoo of Death?
(a) To house animals for Humperdinck's eating pleasure.
(b) To house animals for Humperdinck's hunting pleasure.
(c) To use as a public torture chamber for the prince's betrayers.
(d) To use as a secret prison for enemy spies.

5. As Westley prepares to leave for America, what does Buttercup promise?
(a) She will wait for him and never love another.
(b) She will start taking better care of her hygiene.
(c) She will find the Countess and kill her.
(d) She will never speak to him again.

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

7. Why are other girls NOT talking to Buttercup when she turns sixteen?
(a) They think she's ugly.
(b) She's too stuck up.
(c) They are jealous of her.
(d) She smells bad.

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

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

10. When Fezzik fights professionally, he usually is what?
(a) Cheered.
(b) Let's the other guy win.
(c) Loses.
(d) Booed.

11. Who fishes Buttercup out of Florin Channel?
(a) The Swede.
(b) The Turk.
(c) The pirate.
(d) The Spaniard.

12. When Fezzik's parents grow tired of other children beating up their son, what do they do?
(a) Talk to his teacher.
(b) Move into a cave.
(c) Teach him to rhyme.
(d) Teach him to fight.

13. How old is Inigo when the six-fingered man kills his father?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

14. How did the author's relative entertain him during his recovery period?
(a) Reciting songs and poems.
(b) Reading him a story.
(c) Inventing action stories.
(d) Sharing family secrets.

15. What does Buttercup say when Prince Humperdinck demands that she marry him?
(a) She can't marry someone so pompous.
(b) She's already married.
(c) She has no interest in marriage.
(d) She cannot love another.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their sword duel, what do Inigo and the Man in Black discover about each other?

2. After the author recovered from his childhood episode, what did he crave?

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

4. When the Prince and the Count reach the place where Buttercup and the Man in Black have fallen down the ravine, Humperdinck notes how odd it is for such a master to flee in what?

5. While the author's family was in New York, where was he?

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