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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. Snakes form an oval on the cover of the book by doing what?
2. Where does Bastian hide once he is at school?
3. What are the people of the Grassy Ocean known as?
4. What is the store owner's middle name?
5. How is Bastian's father's outlook and attitude described in the prologue?
Short Essay Questions
1. What question does Atreyu ask the four Wind Giants and what happens as a result?
2. Explain why the book appeals to Bastian so much.
3. Describe the book that Bastian finds in the store.
4. Describe how the Childlike Empress rules.
5. Who is Uyulala?
6. Describe the scene when Atreyu returns from meeting with Uyulala.
7. Why does Bastian admit to Mr. Coreander that his schoolmates tease him?
8. Explain how the geography of Fantastica works.
9. When Bastian is very hungry, after reading about Atreyu eating rotten food in the ghost town, describe who he thinks of and why.
10. What creature does Atreyu find chained in the ghost town and why does it tell him it is chained there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme of four forces is a common one in the book. There are the four messengers we meet when Bastian first begins reading, the four Wind Giants and the four Knights, to name a few. Using examples from the book, write about what you think the four forces represent and how they add to the book.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the character of Atreyu in detail. What is his role in the story? What is his relationship to Bastian? What idea, concept or moral do you feel that Atreyu represents and why? Use examples from the story to emphasize your point.
Essay Topic 3
The book is full of symbolism. Choose one of the following situations and explain what it symbolizes and what lessons it teaches:
1. Bastian changing into the Empress' image of him
2. Bastian wounding Atreyu with Sikandra
3. Bastian's encounter with the Know-Nothings
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