View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fezzik is the size of a typical man by the time he is in:

2. What does Fezzik enjoy doing?

3. When Humperdinck demands that Buttercup marry him, he tells her that he doesn't want her love and will give her what?

4. What is the purpose of the Zoo of Death?

5. Why does Buttercup grow upset with the Countess?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Goldman try to connect with his son, Jason, through "The Princess Bride"?

3. Describe Inigo's childhood.

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

5. Describe Fezzik's childhood.

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

7. Why does Buttercup grow jealous over the way the Countess stared at Westley?

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

9. Whenever the farm boy says "As you wish", what does he really mean?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Westley with Prince Humperdinck. What makes the pirate the "good guy"? What makes the prince the "bad guy"? How does the author use these two characters to turn traditional fairy tales upside down? What makes this book a satire under the pretense of being a fairy tale?

Essay Topic 2

List the character flaws of each of the following, and explain how these flaws foil plans and create unexpected story twists:

1. Prince Humperdinck.

2. Princess Buttercup.

3. Inigo Montoya.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the actual author, William Goldman, creates a fictitious author, S. Morgenstern, for "The Princess Bride", trying to pass him off as the real author.

1. How does this narrative device present opportunities for Goldman to take creative liberties with the story?

2. What tools and techniques does the author use to make his premise of another author believable?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 891 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample