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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Murtagh NOT tell Eragon is in the Hadarac Desert?
(a) Dune people
(b) Venomous snakes
(c) Poisonous and Inedible plants
(d) Scorpions

2. What do the Varden say was Arya's position when they pull her off of Saphira?
(a) Traitor to the elves
(b) The daughter of Ajihad
(c) Magician to Galbatorix
(d) Dragon-egg courier

3. What does Eragon think he will see when he tries to call forth a picture of the woman he has seen in his dreams?
(a) His own consciousness
(b) His home
(c) Whatever the dream represents
(d) His mother

4. How does the Mourning Sage say to find him?
(a) Follow the Beor Mountains
(b) Go to Gil'ead
(c) Go with Arya
(d) Go to the sea

5. What does the Shade ask Eragon for that Eragon doesn't know?
(a) Eragon's mother's location
(b) Saphira's location
(c) The location of the Varden
(d) Eragon's true name

Short Answer Questions

1. When they are camped at Leona Lake what happens when Brom and Eragon spar?

2. How do they cross the Ramr River when they come to it?

3. Why does Murtagh say he won't join the Varden?

4. What do they see while in the Hadarac Desert that makes them feel tiny and awe struck?

5. Why does Murtagh explain that he didn't remove Eragon's chains?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the rituals conducted by the priests in Dras-Leona.

2. Why is Brom so angry with Eragon after Eragon had insulted the Urgal's master and let them live?

3. When Eragon is to the point that he can escape what delima does he face in the beginning of the chapter "Fighting Shadows"?

4. What does Brom tell Eragon in "Legacy of a Rider" shortly before Brom dies?

5. What happens when Eragon is approached for a blessing of an orphaned child?

6. What does Eragon learn from the Ra'zac that capture him and Brom outside of Dras-Leona?

7. What do Eragon and Murtagh argue about when discussing ways to escape those foiling them in the chapter "Water from Sand?"

8. Explain how Murtagh and Eragon's relationship develops in the chapter "Capture at Gil'ead?"

9. Explain how Murtagh came to be an enemy of Galbatorix?

10. What reason does Murtagh give for killing Torkenbrand?

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