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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the young girl Anodos meets on the edge of the woods doing as she walks toward him?
(a) Reciting poetry.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Warning him.

2. How does the conversation with the woman's husband at the farmhouse affect Anodos?
(a) Anodos realizes he must find the Maiden of the Alder.
(b) Anodos doubts the reality of Fairy Land.
(c) Anodos is convinced Fairy Land exists.
(d) Anodos realizes how homesick he is.

3. As Anodos travels through the desert area, how do the goblin-fairies greet Anodos?
(a) They mock him.
(b) They scare him.
(c) They throw pixie dust on him.
(d) They play ceremonial trumpets.

4. As Anodos explores the woods, after he meets the young girl, what structure does he see?
(a) A marble palace.
(b) A house built high up in the trees.
(c) A cave.
(d) A small cottage.

5. Who narrates Phantastes?
(a) Someone outside the story.
(b) Anodos.
(c) Anodos' grandmother.
(d) The secretary of Anodos' father.

6. What is Anodos thinking about when he wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) A dream he had.
(b) Writing thank-you notes for his birthday gifts.
(c) His class schedule for the day.
(d) The events of his birthday.

7. What makes the Ash tree retreat from Anodos?
(a) The magic incantation.
(b) The flame of a candle.
(c) The lightning from a storm.
(d) The sound of an axe.

8. What do the keys open that Anodos receives as a birthday gift?
(a) A secret room.
(b) An iron gate.
(c) A mysterious box.
(d) A secretary desk.

9. How does the shadow manage to leave the small windowless hut with Anodos?
(a) It attaches itself to Anodos.
(b) It materializes outside the hut as Anodos travels.
(c) It disguises itself as food given to Anodos by the woman.
(d) It attaches itself to the woman.

10. What does Anodos acquire from the source of the woman's voice to defend himself against the Ash?
(a) A protective garland.
(b) A candle.
(c) A troop of fairies.
(d) A magic chant.

11. What powers does the shadow have at the Fairy Palace?
(a) Its powers remain the same.
(b) Its powers seem to multiply.
(c) It can enter, but cannot cause harm.
(d) It has no powers.

12. Who does the small windowless hut belong to?
(a) The shadow.
(b) The family at the farmhouse.
(c) The knight with the rusty armor.
(d) An ogre.

13. What does the woman tell Anodos about the Ash tree?
(a) Stay away from it.
(b) It is the source of the woodland sounds.
(c) It is the only tree in the forest that is not harmful.
(d) It is invisisble during the day.

14. When Anodos swims in the basin -- above the water, he is in the basin, but where does he seem to be below the water?
(a) In a river of pixie dust.
(b) In a field of flower petals.
(c) In a sea.
(d) In the air.

15. Who or what speaks to Anodos after the lightning bolt strikes?
(a) The Ash.
(b) A flower.
(c) A flame.
(d) A ghostly figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the small woman visit Anodos?

2. What does the small woman tell Anodos he will discover?

3. What wraps around Anodos as he is spoken to?

4. When Anodos cannot reach a conclusion about his feelings for the Maiden of the Alder, what does he think about next?

5. What does Anodos notice about the books he reads in the library in the Fairy Palace?

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