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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As the Spaniard waits for the mystery man to reach the top of the Cliffs of Insanity, what does he ponder?
(a) How sad it will be to have to kill him.
(b) Whether or not the man has a gun.
(c) Where he might be able to get a drink of water.
(d) What his wife is doing back home.

4. After being attacked by several R.O.U.S., Westley is left with a wound where?
(a) Foot.
(b) Thigh.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Hand.

5. Inigo grows up in Central Spain raised by his:
(a) Mother and father.
(b) Father.
(c) Mother.
(d) Older sister.

6. How old is Fezzik when he has his first professional fight?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty.

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

8. 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.

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

10. How long does it take Inigo's father to create the special item requested by the six-fingered man?
(a) Six years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) One week.

11. 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?
(a) Such a hurry.
(b) A ravine that has no outlet.
(c) A ravine that leads to the Fire Swamp.
(d) A place that is so easily accessible.

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

13. When Roberts takes Westley aside to explain that he is not the real Dread Pirate Roberts, what does he say about the original Roberts?
(a) He died in a hurricane.
(b) He never existed.
(c) He's been retired for fifteen years.
(d) He has three wives and twelve children.

14. What did the author realize about the manner in which his relative shared the story with him?
(a) Recited it by memory.
(b) Made up most of it.
(c) Kept only the action parts.
(d) The delivery was overly theatrical.

15. Why does Buttercup grow upset with the Countess?
(a) The Countess insulted her parents.
(b) She doesn't like the way the Countess laughs at her.
(c) She doesn't like the way the Countess looks at Westley.
(d) The Countess wants to take her horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Westley stay alive after his ship is captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts?

2. Why does the Queen speak for the King?

3. When Buttercup falls into Snow Sand, she what?

4. What does the Man in Black notice about the Count?

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

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