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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. Although Buttercup believes Westley is safe on his ship, in reality he is being what?
(a) Forced to fight the Zoo beasts.
(b) Fed lies about Buttercup and the Prince.
(c) Tortured by the Count and the Prince.
(d) Sold into slavery.

2. When Buttercup apologizes to Westley for getting married, what does he reply?
(a) She is a foolish woman.
(b) She is not married.
(c) The Prince is trying to kill her.
(d) She can get a divorce.

3. Alone and defeated, where does Inigo go after he recalls the advice of Vizzini?
(a) Florin Castle.
(b) Zoo of Death.
(c) Thieves Quarter.
(d) Miracle Max's house.

4. What happens to Inigo when he runs into a billiards room at the castle?
(a) He's spotted by three guards.
(b) He's struck by the Count's dagger.
(c) The Countess slaps him.
(d) A guard dog threatens him.

5. When the Prince goes to the garden to plan a counterattack right after his wedding to Buttercup, who escorts her to the bedchamber?
(a) The Count and Countess.
(b) The King and Queen.
(c) Vizzini.
(d) Yellin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Westley awakens and finds himself chained, what does he hear?

2. When Inigo and Fezzik take the Man in Black to Miracle Max, Inigo tries to make up a story. Max says what?

3. At the Zoo, how do Fezzik and Inigo get past the green-handled door?

4. When Buttercup has a nightmare about her own birth, what does the midwife say in her dream?

5. As Inigo and Fezzik walk side by side through the Zoo with their arms around each other's shoulders for safety, Fezzik clenches his free fist while Inigo uses his free hand to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the moment Buttercup is about to kill herself with a dagger?

2. Describe what happens when Inigo and Fezzik reach the third level of the Zoo of Death.

3. How do Inigo, Fezzik, and Westley get past guards to reach the castle's gate?

4. What happens when Count Rugen and several armed men find Westley, Inigo, and Fezzik inside the castle?

5. What do Fezzik and Inigo find at the first level of the Zoo of Death?

6. After his reunion with Fezzik, why does Inigo want to find the Man in Black?

7. What happens to Fezzik after he awakens following his battle with the Man in Black?

8. Describe the words exchanged between Westley and the albino when they finally have their first real conversation.

9. Summarize the deadly battle between Inigo Montoya and Count Rugen.

10. Goldman's father always ended the book with, "And they lived happily ever after." But Goldman says he has his own theories about what happens after the escape from the castle. What are they?

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