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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what other place did Anodos have the same feeling he has in the crimson hall?
(a) The cave where he found the white lady.
(b) The knight's hut.
(c) The farmhouse.
(d) The ogre's hut.

2. After Anodos leaves the tower and starts off on a new journey through the forest, what is the horse of the knight with the rusty armor pulling?
(a) The Ash tree.
(b) A marble figure.
(c) A slain dragon.
(d) One of the three giants.

3. When the two brothers in the tower finish their forging, what do they tell Anodos about their father?
(a) He is abusive and heartless.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is the best swordsman in the country.
(d) He is the king.

4. When Anodos investigates the sound of an anvil clanging, what does he discover the two brothers are forging?
(a) Kitchen utensils.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) A sword.
(d) An iron grate.

5. What must Anodos look for when he wishes to come back to the woman in the cottage on the island after he is finished exploring the island?
(a) A blue mark.
(b) A red mark.
(c) A white marble figure.
(d) A special door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anodos feeling as he thinks about how to make the white lady appear?

2. What does Cosmo worry about when the lady in the mirror doesn't appear?

3. What does Anodos learn when he passes through the door to the present time in the cottage on the island?

4. What instrument does Anodos acquire from one of the dancers In the crimson hall as Anodos sings to make the white lady appear?

5. What does Cosmo do to impress the lady in the mirror?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anodos learning that he needs to do to acquire what he wants in Fairy Land?

2. What is the difference between Anodos' desire to hold the crystal ball belonging to the little girl in the forest in Chapter 9, and his desire to find the music and the dancers in the Fairy Palace?

3. How does Anodos' journey into the abyss mirror his frame of mind?

4. As the knight's squire, what does Anodos feel he must do for the knight when they observe the procession of the men in the white robes?

5. What does Anodos sense about the meaning of Cosmo's story while he reads it?

6. Why is the final time Anodos meets the knight with the rusty armor important to Anodos?

7. After Anodos is buried by the knight and the white lady, why does Anodos imagine himself reborn in various forms?

8. How does Anodos demonstrate maturity as he attempts to discover the secret to releasing the white lady?

9. Although little is known about Anodos' family, what speculation can be made about Anodos' father and brothers after Anodos meets the two brothers inside the tower?

10. How does Anodos show maturity when he and the two brothers prepare to battle the three giants?

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