The Princess Bride- Chapter One- "The Bride" Study Questions – Flashcards
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1. a. Annette b. Aluthra c. Adela Terral 2. When the rich men start to come out of there way to have a look at her 3. She finds beauty unfathomable 4. She hated to wash her face and loathed combing her hair
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1.Chronicle the list of Beautiful women before Buttercup. 2. At what point does Buttercup start to be noticed for her beauty? 3. How does Buttercup feel about beauty? 4. What does the text say about Buttercups hygiene?
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1. the farm boy, or Westly, works for Buttercup and her parents. 2. Anything that Buttercup ask for him to do, he responds "As you wish"
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1. Who is the farm boy, and what is his connection to Buttercup? 2. How does the farm boy respond to Buttercups requests?
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1. Because the town girls all belive that Buttercup has stollen the villiage boys. 2. the villiage boys would always ask to do things with Buttercup but she would always say no, with an excuse. 3. She would become embarrased. She would stammer and flush. 4. villiage boy: " Can I go riding with you Buttercup?" Buttercup: "No, I really like to ride alone."
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1. Why do the town girls not speak or pay any attention to Buttercup anymore? 2. What is their explanation? 3. How does Buttercup feel about what the say? 4. Cite an example from the text to support your answer.
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1. The farm boy, or Westly, would emerge silently from his hovel and thrash a few, sendign them all fleeing. 2. Because he loves her
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1. When the villiage boys bother Buttercup, wo comes to her aid? 2. Why do you believe he wants to help her?
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1. When a rich man roe out of his way to see her. 2. This was the first rich man who had botheres to do so.
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The narrator mentions that there is a turning point in Buttercups life. 1. What is the turning point? 2. How is this situation different from the previous situations in which Buttercup finds herslef?
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1. Buttercup and her parents stand in front of there home as the count and countess speak to them about there cows. 2. a. Cout Rugen: Prince - Humperdinks right hand man. b. Countess: The Counts wife, She wears dark lipstick and lines her eyes with eyeliner. She is the most fashionable women in all of Europe. She also wears large dresses filled with lots of color. c. We find out more about the farm boy, or Westley. He wears worn blue jeans and work boots.
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1. Describe the setting of the nect part of the story 2. describe the characters that are introduced.
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a. They could end up figting over Westley b. They could end up fighting over beauty
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Predict a conflict that might occur between Buttercup and the Countess.
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1. The author 2. the fictional Florinese author of the Princess Bride. 3. to explain the parenthasis and italicized words and a little back story of the writing
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Consider the italicized section in this chapter on page 46. That begins, "This is me." 1. who is "Me"? 2. Whos is Morgenstern? 3. What is the purpose of this interruption?
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1. the count, countess, and all theres pages, soldiers, servants, couritiers, champions, and carriages were coming to there home. 2. A poor family rarely gets to meet the count and countess
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1. what event causes Buttercup and her paernts to stop and look in awe? 2. Why might this be a momentuous occasion for the family?
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1. Cows 2. the count wants to start a dairy of his own and he has heard that Buttercups fathers cows are the best, so he wants to know what he does. 3. that they are to slow with answers
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1. under what pretense does the count visit the family? 2. What information does he bring that is unusual? 3. What comment is made about the parents?
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Its the scores between Buttercups parents for there spats
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As the story is being developed, Goldman mentions sporadically, "Thirt-four to twenty- two and pulling away." What is this quote referring too?
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1. She said he had eyes like the sea before a storm, pale blonde hair, broad enough in the shoulders, muscular, his skin was perfect and tan, tall, flat stomached, and he had good teeth 2. Shes tring to figure out whats so special about him.
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1. How does Buttecup describe Westley? 2. What does it mean when Buttercup says... "If you liked that sort of thing"?
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1. She had thought that the countess was so beautiful and that she had aizing cclothes and makeup but she later thought the total opposite. 2. because the countess was looking at the farm boy, and she later realized that she loves him.
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Buttercup believes that the Countess is one of the most beautifu people she has ever seen. Buttercup cannot imagine anyone more beautiful. After Buttercup realixes that the Countess is staringa t Westley, her oppion of the countess begins to change. 1. What is Buttercups new opinion of the countess? 2. Why does her opinion change?
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1. Her love for him 2. He slams the door in her face withoout a single word 3. Yes and No 4. No because she thougt he could atleast say a word. But yes because she later thinks well duhh because hes an idiot and didnt know what to say
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After Buttercup has a por night of sleep she visits Westley at his hovel. 1. What does Buttercup describe to Westley? 2. What is his reaction? 3. Is his reaction expected? 4. Why or why not?
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1. That hes moving to America 2. She thinks its because of her outburst earlier that morning so she pretends it was all a joke
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1. What does Westley come to ell Buttercup? 2. How does she react to the news
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1. He's madly in lover with her and has been for a very long time 2. Westley: "If your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches"
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1. How does Westley feel about Buttercup? 2. Cite examples rom the narrative to support your answer.
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With a beautiful good- bye kiss, highest ranking kiss in history at the time
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How do Westley and Buttercup leave one another?
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1. because when Westley returns for her she wants to look more beautiful than ever 2. her parents 3. she takes a good cold bath, she slaves after fixing her faults, she exercises to remove her reamining baby fat, she brushes and brushes her long hair, and she scrubs herself until she sparkles. 4. her love for Westley wouldnt stop growing, and people were dazzled by her.
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1. Why does Buttercup have a sudden interest in her appearance? 2. Who does she ask for help? 3. What dos she do to become the most beautiful women in the world? 4. What is the real reason for her increasing beauty?
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the ship to America, which Westley was on, was captured by pirates and all of the passangers were killed.
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What great surprise takes place towars the end of the chapter?
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She said that she would never love again and Goldman gave a later fact that she didnt lie, she really never loved again
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Consider the following line: :She never did." What is this statement refrencing?