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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Roran decided to do?

2. Who warns Eragon when they are in danger of being discovered in the castle?

3. What does Saphira do when Brom begins to beat Eragon?

4. Why does Eragon decide to have his future read by Angela?

5. Who does Brom admit to Eragon that Brom's "friends" are?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Eragon is taking his uncle the last of the way into town?

2. Describe the dragon's appearance after emerging from its egg.

3. Describe the relationship between the Shade and the Urgals.

4. Describe Eragon's feelings when he knows that they are leaving Teirn to head for Dras-Leona.

5. What does Brom tell Eragon when Eragon asks about the conversation he heard Brom and Jeod having about Brom being in Carvahall.

6. Describe the experience that Eragon has when he is able to share Saphira's feelings while in flight?

7. Describe the winter season as Brom and Eragon find it in Teirm.

8. What does Brom tell Eragon about the first Dragon Rider?

9. What does Brom tell Eragon in reference to reading other people's minds?

10. What is Angela able to tell Eragon about his future when she reads the dragon bones?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) When Eragon first realizes that the girl from his dreams is real he is surprised. Why is Eragon so quick to become seemingly protective of a girl he doesn't know.

2) Why does Eragon and Saphira both fear so much for her life? Are Saphira's feelings towards the girl swayed by Eragon's feelings of her?

Essay Topic 2

There are several different instances of foreshadowing in Eragon.

1) Pick three pieces of foreshadowing in the book to write about and explain what it is that they foreshadow.

2) Pick at least one other thing in the story that appears to be foreshadowing but doesn't reveal itself in this book of the series. What is it possibly pointing at? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Why is it so important to Eragon to keep control of his future? Would Eragon have been as accepting of going with Arya if the Mourning Sage had not come to Eragon after Eragon's battle with Durza? Explain.

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