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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 happens when Fezzik and Inigo enter the Zoo's third level?

2. Alone and defeated, where does Inigo go after he recalls the advice of Vizzini?

3. What does Fezzik do when he can't find the Spaniard?

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

5. How does a drunk and feisty Inigo recognize Fezzik?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. To pacify Buttercup, what false offer does Humperdinck make regarding Westley and his pirate ship?

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

5. Describe Westley's first experiences at the Zoo of Death.

6. Describe what Westley means when he tells Humperdinck they will not fight to the death, but instead will fight to the pain.

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Florin's world of tragedy, betrayal, revenge, and other harsh realities, one thing remains pure and worth making sacrifices for: the ongoing love between Westley and Buttercup.

1. Explain how the love between these two characters serves as a tool to keep the reader's hope and interest level alive even in the midst of the most hopeless situations that the book's various characters find themselves in.

2. How does the love shared between Westley and Buttercup help advance the plot line?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze one of the following minor characters, explaining in detail what this character adds to the story:

1. Max, the miracle maker.

2. Valerie, the miracle maker's wife.

3. Count Rugen, the six-fingered man.

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