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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Inigo Montoya's father?
2. Why is Prince Humperdinck upset when he learns that King Lotharon is dying?
3. Fezzik is the size of a typical man by the time he is in:
4. When the boat reaches the Cliffs of Insanity, what does the Spaniard note?
5. Although Buttercup doesn't know it, three people in the crowd that greets her in Florin City are planning what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whenever the farm boy says "As you wish", what does he really mean?
2. How does Goldman try to connect with his son, Jason, through "The Princess Bride"?
3. What obstacles do Westley and Buttercup face in the Fire Swamp?
4. Is there any love in the courtship between Buttercup and Humperdinck?
5. Why does Goldman decide to abridge "The Princess Bride"?
6. How does Buttercup regard her own appearance?
7. How do Vizzini, Fezzik, and Inigo come to kidnap Buttercup?
8. What are the dynamics of the relationship between King Lotharon and Queen Bella?
9. What does the author say is the outcome of his father reading "The Princess Bride" to him?
10. Why does Buttercup grow jealous over the way the Countess stared at Westley?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Westley goes through several transformations in the story, taking on the roles of farm boy, pirate, and a mysterious man in black. Describe who he is during each major phase of his life. Include his goals, dreams, character traits, skills, outlook on life, and how others view him. What important lessons does he learn as a farm boy? As a pirate? As the man in black coming back to his true love? How has he grown by the end of the book?
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the following elements add levels of detail and intrigue to the story:
1. Humperdinck's and Buttercup's impending wedding.
2. The prince's penchant for hunting.
3. The prince's plot to kill his bride.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the father-son relationship between Inigo and his father, and between the author and his father. How do love and loyalty show through in both relationships?
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