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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 animals do Inigo and Fezzik find at the first level of the Zoo?

2. Who taunts Fezzik after he is separated from Inigo and finds Vizzini dead?

3. Why does the Count become unnerved while fighting against Inigo?

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

5. When Max asks a mostly dead Westley what he has to live for, what response does he hear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way is the miracle pill defective?

4. What happens when Count Rugen and several armed men find Westley, Inigo, and Fezzik inside the castle?

5. What is the significance of Buttercup's nightmares?

6. How do Buttercup and Westley escape the castle?

7. 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?

8. What does Inigo do once he regains consciousness after his battle with the Man in Black?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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