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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, The Groom; Chapter Three, The Courtship; Chapter Four, The Preparations.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the author was a child in 1941, what happened to him?
(a) Polio.
(b) Near drowning.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Bike accident.

3. As Westley prepares to leave for America, what does Buttercup promise?
(a) She will find the Countess and kill her.
(b) She will wait for him and never love another.
(c) She will start taking better care of her hygiene.
(d) She will never speak to him again.

4. Who is Jason?
(a) Author's pen name.
(b) Author's father.
(c) Author's uncle.
(d) Author's son.

5. How does young Buttercup like spending most of her time?
(a) Riding her horse.
(b) Sewing with her mother.
(c) Swimming in the river.
(d) Farming with her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. For years, the author heard The Princess Bride being told in the voice of his what?

2. What childhood ideals did the author see slipping away from his life?

3. As a child, the author was what?

4. Why are other girls NOT talking to Buttercup when she turns sixteen?

5. While the author's family was in New York, where was he?

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