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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. When Inigo and Fezzik take the Man in Black to Miracle Max, Inigo tries to make up a story. Max says what?

2. When Fezzik regains consciousness, what does he struggle to remember?

3. How does Inigo fight off the menaces of the Zoo's fourth level?

4. With Inigo in pursuit of the Count, who has escaped through a door the Spaniard can't open, how does Fezzik assist?

5. Goldman claims that when he did the abridgment, he discovered what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Fezzik and Inigo find at the first level of the Zoo of Death?

2. Describe the words exchanged between Westley and the albino when they finally have their first real conversation.

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

4. How does Inigo know that the piercing scream heard across the land emanated from the Man in Black?

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

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

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

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

9. Who defeats the King bats at the Zoo of Death?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast William Goldman's relationship with his son, Jason, and with his father.

1. Which man appears to have a closer relationship with his son? Why?

2. Despite their flawed relationships, how do love and caring show through in the relationship between Goldman and his son? Between Goldman and his father?

3. How does "The Princess Bride" serve as a bridge between the three generations?

4. Are any of these individuals real, or are they merely additional characters in the story? Explain your reasoning.

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