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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. How many levels is the Zoo of Death composed of?

2. What does the author do in Chapter Four?

3. How does the Man in Black win the fight against Fezzik?

4. What is the name of Westley's pirate ship?

5. Whenever Dread Pirate Roberts' ship is passed down to a successor, what happens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Inigo's childhood.

5. What are the dynamics of the relationship between King Lotharon and Queen Bella?

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

7. Does the author's account of his father reading "The Princess Bride" seem credible to him?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Fezzik and Waverly. What brings these two characters together? What forges their strong bond?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the three men who kidnap Buttercup: Inigo, Fezzik, and Vizzini.

1. At a crucial point in the story, Westley replaces Vizzini. What makes Westley the better leader and team player?

2. Even though Inigo and Fezzik start out as enemies of Buttercup and Westley, the four end up good friends. At what point does friendship start to develop? What creates trust between these characters who initially distrust one another?

Essay Topic 3

Every fairytale has a moral, even a satirical story. What would you say is the primary moral of "The Princess Bride"?

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