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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the Count and Countess stop at Buttercup's house, the Count wants to see Buttercup, and the Countess wants to see who?
(a) Westley.
(b) Her parents.
(c) The stable.
(d) Her horse.

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

4. How does the Man in Black win the fight against Fezzik?
(a) By moving so quickly that the giant tires and falls asleep.
(b) By coming up with a better rhyme.
(c) By taking him by the throat.
(d) By poisoning him.

5. When the author was a child in 1941, what happened to him?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Near drowning.
(c) Bike accident.
(d) Polio.

6. How many levels is the Zoo of Death composed of?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Five.

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

8. Whenever Dread Pirate Roberts' ship is passed down to a successor, what happens?
(a) A new crew is brought aboard.
(b) The ship is renamed.
(c) The ship is painted a different color.
(d) The existing crew is brainwashed.

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Humperdinck and Buttercup court?

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

3. Why does the Queen speak for the King?

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

5. How old is Fezzik when he has his first professional fight?

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