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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the travelers find at the rocky area after leaving Dorath's camp?
(a) A rucksack of food.
(b) A sword.
(c) Water.
(d) A lamb.

2. Why does Doli separate from the group as the rest travel on?
(a) He wants to avoid danger and trouble.
(b) He wants to tell his people that Morda is dead.
(c) He hates the Free Commot folk.
(d) He wants to get the stone into safe keeping.

3. What news does Taran hear when he first wakes after suffering injuries trying to save the shepherd?
(a) Dallben is coming.
(b) Creekdock is dead.
(c) Craddoc is not his father.
(d) Taran is being honored as a hero.

4. Where does Fflewdar Fflam go at the end of the winter?
(a) With Taran on his journey.
(b) To Cair Dallben.
(c) To his own land.
(d) To the Free Commots.

5. Who does the crippled man give his child to when he can no longer care for it?
(a) A traveller.
(b) King Smoit.
(c) The Fair Folk.
(d) Dallben.

6. What is Dorath's occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) Bandit.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Sword for hire.

7. What is the name of the crippled man Taran meets at the rocky area?
(a) Creekdock.
(b) Crabble.
(c) Crawdack.
(d) Craddoc.

8. What does Taran hope to make while working in the Free Commots?
(a) A wheat grinder.
(b) A gift for his princess.
(c) A sword.
(d) Some new clothing.

9. What does Taran do to try and avoid having Dorath and his men join the quest?
(a) Lie to him about his destination.
(b) Talk down about the treasure.
(c) Sneak away in the night.
(d) Tell him of all the danger they will meet.

10. What was the one wish of the crippled man's wife before she died?
(a) To see her sone get away from their land.
(b) To be wealthy.
(c) To see a bit of real magic.
(d) To know that her husband would never re-marry.

11. What does Taran suggest to the fourth of the Free Commots to trick their aggressors?
(a) Throw the aggressors a celebration.
(b) Trade with the aggressors.
(c) Make the city look vacant.
(d) Make their population look larger.

12. What does Dorath do to make the fight between him and Taran unfair?
(a) Brings out a knife.
(b) Takes a rest.
(c) Throws dirt in Taran's face.
(d) Calls in a second man to help him.

13. Which of the Free Commots does Taran think feels like home?
(a) Commot Merin.
(b) Merry's Commot.
(c) Commot Merclin.
(d) Merlin's Commot.

14. What job does Taran take when he reaches the first of the Free Commots?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Artist.
(d) Weaver.

15. What does Taran work to make at his second job with the Free Commots.
(a) A gift for the princess.
(b) A sword.
(c) Some new clothing.
(d) A wheat grinder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gurgi opt to stay with Taran and the shepherd?

2. What does Dorath decide to take as payment before he lets Taran leave?

3. How does Taran feel about living the life of a shepherd?

4. What do Taran and the farmer with the large family find in a field one day?

5. Why is Taran so angry about the shepherd's death?

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