What connection does the name of the City of Amarganth have with the fact that everything in the city is made of pure silver? Research the origins of the word Amarganth and determine its language of origin.

What does the Water of Life symbolize in the book? What change(s) does it inspire in Bastian?

When Bastian sees his father weep for the first time, what makes Bastian think he has succeeded in bringing his father the Water of Life?

How are Atreyu and Bastian similar? In what ways are they different from one another?

In what ways are the Childlike Empress and the Old Man of Wandering Mountain opposites?

If you had been in Bastian's position, what would you have done to help the Acharis?

How does the picture Bastian finds in Yor's Minroud Mine represent his father? What does the picture say about...