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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, The Announcement - Inigo: Pages 107-138.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Westley's ship off the coast of America?
(a) It's stopped by the Coast Guard and sent back.
(b) It hits a rocky protrusion and sinks.
(c) It disappears in a hurricane.
(d) It's attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts.

2. How did the author's relative entertain him during his recovery period?
(a) Reading him a story.
(b) Inventing action stories.
(c) Sharing family secrets.
(d) Reciting songs and poems.

3. When Buttercup takes Horse out for a ride and ponders her impending marriage, she is approached by whom?
(a) Three strangers.
(b) Her parents.
(c) A man who looks like the farm boy.
(d) The Count.

4. When the Count and Countess stop at Buttercup's house, the Count wants to see Buttercup, and the Countess wants to see who?
(a) Westley.
(b) Her parents.
(c) The stable.
(d) Her horse.

5. Who is William Goldman?
(a) The father of the book's author.
(b) The son of the book's author.
(c) The book's fictitious author.
(d) The book's author.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author's son not finish reading The Princess Bride?

2. The Prince announces that his wedding to Buttercup will take place on what occasion?

3. When Buttercup awakens in the bottom of a boat, who is there with her?

4. As the Spaniard waits for the mystery man to reach the top of the Cliffs of Insanity, what does he ponder?

5. When Humperdinck demands that Buttercup marry him, he tells her that he doesn't want her love and will give her what?

(see the answer key)

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