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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Although the six-fingered man had promised to pay Inigo's father five hundred gold pieces for the custom-made item, in the end he's willing to pay no more than:
(a) One.
(b) Fifty.
(c) A hundred.
(d) Ten.

3. When the boat reaches the Cliffs of Insanity, what does the Spaniard note?
(a) Buttercup is missing.
(b) The Count had given different orders.
(c) Someone's following them.
(d) They have no drinking water left.

4. 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 will miss the King greatly.
(c) The Prince must now marry, but he doesn't want to.
(d) The King's funeral will get in the way of the Prince's hunting expedition.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fezzik's parents grow tired of other children beating up their son, what do they do?

2. When the Count and Countess stop at Buttercup's house, the Count wants to see Buttercup, and the Countess wants to see who?

3. When Roberts takes Westley aside to explain that he is not the real Dread Pirate Roberts, what does he say about the original Roberts?

4. What does Buttercup say when Prince Humperdinck demands that she marry him?

5. Inigo's father is a master craftsman who makes what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Prince Humperdinck's personality and physical attributes.

2. Why does Westley decide to leave Buttercup and sail to America?

3. Why does Buttercup leave Westley and go with Humperdinck outside the Fire Swamp?

4. Describe Fezzik's childhood.

5. Why does Goldman decide to abridge "The Princess Bride"?

6. How does the Man in Black reach the top of the Cliffs of Insanity after Vizzini cuts the rope?

7. How does Buttercup regard her own appearance?

8. Is there any love in the courtship between Buttercup and Humperdinck?

9. Describe Inigo's childhood.

10. As future queen of Florin, how does Buttercup regard the people?

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