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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. At the Zoo, how do Fezzik and Inigo get past the green-handled door?
(a) They find a secret key.
(b) It opens mysteriously by itself.
(c) Fezzik smashes it down.
(d) Inigo presses a button with his sword.

2. What two items does Westley request when he, Inigo, and Fezzik are trying to enter the castle?
(a) A mirror and a box of matches.
(b) A wheelbarrow and a holocaust cloak.
(c) A sword and a shield.
(d) A torch and a multicolor coat.

3. Max doesn't get the formula right for the miracle pill, which means what?
(a) Westley will experience severe nausea.
(b) The pill will work only until midnight.
(c) There will be a long delay before the pill takes effect.
(d) It'll work for only a half hour instead of an hour.

4. Why does Max finally agree to bring Westley back to life?
(a) He's in dire need of money.
(b) Out of a sense of curiosity.
(c) To bring happiness to Buttercup.
(d) To cause the Prince great suffering.

5. Why is Westley unable to protect himself against the Count's torture machine?
(a) Westley is too frightened of it.
(b) It attacks the body and the mind.
(c) The Count has taken away the coca leaves.
(d) The Count runs the machine while Westley is sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it that Westley feels no pain when the Prince tortures him?

2. How do Buttercup, Westley, Fezzik, and Inigo get past Yellin and the Brute Squad?

3. When Westley and Buttercup reunite in the castle, how much longer does the miracle pill have before it loses effect?

4. What does Buttercup realize when she talks to the Prince the night before their wedding?

5. When the Prince offers to send his four fastest ships in search of Westley's ship, what does he say each ship will carry?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the miracle pill defective?

2. After Humperdinck's original plan to have Vizzini kidnap and kill Buttercup goes wrong, why is the Prince happy that his people are so enthralled by Buttercup?

3. How do Inigo, Westley, and Fezzik gain access to the key that grants them entry into the castle?

4. Why does Miracle Max agree to help Inigo and Fezzik in their attempt to bring their dead friend back to life?

5. What happens after Inigo and Fezzik give Westley the miracle pill?

6. Following her wedding to Humperdinck, what does Buttercup decide to do?

7. What happens after Inigo and Fezzik find the Man in Black at the Zoo of Death?

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

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

10. What happens when Buttercup realizes that Humperdinck never sent out his four fastest ships to search for Westley?

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