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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 does the woman at the farmhouse tell Anodos he must do before he can return home?
2. In the story Anodos retells about women with wings, while the women have wings for appendages, what do the men have?
3. As Anodos explores the woods, after he meets the young girl, what structure does he see?
4. After the woman and the young girl give information about the inhabitants of the forest to Anodos, what does the young girl tell him about the Ash tree?
5. What flows from the wash basin in Anodos' room?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Anodos' visit with the old woman affect his naivete?
2. What is the relationship between the borders of Anodos' real world and the borders of his fantasy world?
3. Why do you think the author has Anodos read a passage from the tale of King Arthur and his knights?
4. How do Anodos and his shadow seem to influence each other?
5. How does Anodos' childlike innocence help him as he travels through Fairy Land?
6. Why must Anodos be careful about introducing new concepts to the people of Fairy Land?
7. What is unusual about the condition of the footpath Anodos notices in his room?
8. From the time Anodos finds the ogre's hut, what events lead the reader to the conclusion that the shadow will bring trouble to Anodos?
9. Why is it appropriate that Anodos meets the old woman and her daughter first as he travels through Fairy Land?
10. How does the discovery of a room inside the Fairy Palace that looks like his own bedroom comfort Anodos?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Symbols intensify meaning. Identify one of each from Phantastes--a character, an action, and an object that stand for something greater than itself. Explain the meaning of the symbol and how the symbol affects Anodos. Did the author's use of symbolism add or detract from your understanding of the book? How?
Essay Topic 2
Anodos is troubled by the persistent presence of his shadow. When Anodos acquires his shadow, the woman in the hut says that the shadow is called something else in Anodos' world. In psychoanalytic theory, personality structure is broken down into three parts: the id, the ego, and the superego. The id is completely unconscious, unorganized, and concerned with instant gratification of instincts and drives. The ego mediates among the id and superego and external world, and is concerned with reality, safety, reason, and common sense. The superego is the conscience; it punishes misbehavior with guilt and morality. Which part of Anodos' personality structure would the shadow be: the id, the ego, or the superego? Give three examples from the story to explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In Phantastes, Anodos has dreams in a number of chapters. Choose a dream Anodos has. What is the dream about? What symbolism is in the dream? What does the content of the dream tell us about Anodos? Does the dream provide any hints or clues of events that take place later in the story? What is the author's purpose in including the dream in the story?
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