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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. When Buttercup falls into Snow Sand, she what?
(a) Is rescued by Humperdinck.
(b) Pulls herself out using a vine.
(c) Swims back to the top.
(d) Is rescued by Westley.

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

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

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

5. What childhood ideals did the author see slipping away from his life?
(a) Family life and loyalty.
(b) High adventure and true love.
(c) Chivalry and treating others as yourself.
(d) Honesty and integrity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fezzik enjoy doing?

2. Why does Humperdinck refuse to marry Princess Noreena?

3. At the Cliffs of Insanity, who climbs the sheer cliff walls towards Buttercup and her abductors?

4. Inigo Montoya comes from what village?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Buttercup realize that the Man in Black is Westley?

3. How does Fezzik feel when he sees the Man in Black approaching after his fight with Inigo?

4. What is the outcome of the sword fight between Inigo Montoya and the Man in Black?

5. What is Prince Humperdinck's demeanor as he pursues whoever kidnapped Buttercup?

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

7. What does the author say is the outcome of his father reading "The Princess Bride" to him?

8. Why does the six-fingered man kill Domingo Montoya?

9. What obstacles do Westley and Buttercup face in the Fire Swamp?

10. How do Vizzini, Fezzik, and Inigo come to kidnap Buttercup?

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