Need a quick way to see whether students are actually keeping up with William Goldman’s The Princess Bride—without turning every reading check into a full test?

This set includes five open-response novel quizzes that can stay simple or go a little deeper when you need them to. Use the Reading Check page by itself for straightforward comprehension and accountability, or add the optional Extend the Thinking page when you want students to analyze character choices, narration, satire, or the way Goldman plays with storytelling.

WHAT’S INCLUDED
• 5 open-response reading quizzes
• 5 Extend the Thinking pages with two analysis choices per quiz
• Complete answer keys for the reading checks
• Teacher guidance for evaluating open-ended analysis responses
• Teacher guide with coverage and use suggestions
• Student-only print-ready PDF
• Complete print-ready PDF with teacher materials and keys
• Editable Microsoft Word versions

QUIZ COVERAGE
1. Prologue / Goldman’s Frame Narrative
2. Chapters 1–4: Bride, Groom, Courtship, Preparations
3. Chapter 5: The Announcement
4. Chapter 6: The Festivities
5. Chapters 7–8: The Wedding & Honeymoon

Because editions of The Princess Bride vary, chapter and section labels are the primary guide. Page references are included only as a convenience.

EASY TO USE YOUR WAY
Need a quick reading check? Print the first page of the quiz and stop there.

Want students to do more than recall plot? Add the Extend the Thinking page and have students choose one of two analysis prompts, using a specific detail from the novel to support their thinking.

The answer keys identify the expected content for the comprehension questions while allowing for equivalent wording. The analysis guidance gives teachers useful directions to look for without treating literary interpretation as though there is only one correct answer.

THIS RESOURCE WORKS WELL FOR
• Reading accountability
• Open-response quizzes
• Independent reading or homework checks
• Comprehension + analysis assessment
• Small-group or whole-class discussion starters
• Follow-up analytical writing
• Substitute plans or low-prep assessment days

PLEASE NOTE
This resource is designed to accompany William Goldman’s The Princess Bride. The novel is not included. These quizzes cover the main novel through Chapter Eight. Supplemental anniversary-edition material such as Buttercup’s Baby is not included.