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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 old woman, who changes into a beautiful woman while Anodos is in the hole, offer him?
2. Why does Anodos choose singing to make the white lady appear when he is in the crimson hall?
3. What is Anodos feeling as he thinks about how to make the white lady appear?
4. What type of animal attacks Anodos at the ceremony he and the knight are observing?
5. Why does Anodos think he can't hear music in the Fairy Palace?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Anodos throw himself from the cliff into the water after he comes out of the tunnel?
2. What is Anodos ignoring about his part in the stories he reads?
3. What does Anodos learn from entering the doors in the cottage on the island that helps him accept the love between the knight and the white lady?
4. 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?
5. In what way does the woman in the cottage on the island function as Anodos' mother?
6. 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?
7. How does Anodos demonstrate immaturity when he touches the white lady on her pedestal?
8. When Anodos floats in the boat after he has thrown himself off the cliff into the water, what do the images he sees in the water show him?
9. How does Anodos' journey into the abyss mirror his frame of mind?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Phantastes was written using elements of romanticism. How is Phantastes an example of romanticism in literature? Give examples from the story to explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Why did George MacDonald choose Phantastes for the title of the novel? Why do you think he chose to begin the title with the letters "Ph" rather than "F"? Give examples from the book that explain the title. Do you think the title fits the book? Why or why not? If you could give the book a different title, what would it be? Give reasons for your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Identify the mood or feeling created by the story as a whole. How is this mood or feeling created? Be sure to consider setting as part of your answer.
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