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

2. Inigo and Fezzik are reunited during what event?

3. What paralyzes Fezzik with fear in the Zoo's fourth level?

4. Once Buttercup is married to the Prince and realizes Westley is not coming for her, what does she decide to do?

5. At what point does Rugen fully realize who Inigo is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way is the miracle pill defective?

3. How do Inigo, Fezzik, and Westley get past guards to reach the castle's gate?

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

5. 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?

6. Describe what happens when Inigo and Fezzik reach the third level of the Zoo of Death.

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

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

9. What is the Machine?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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