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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 is the name of the farmer who gets Craddoc's sheep?

2. What does Dorath do to ensure his involvement in Taran's quest?

3. What keeps Taran from helping the shepherd get up from the rocky ledge one day?

4. What does Taran do to try and avoid having Dorath and his men join the quest?

5. What does Dorath do to make the fight between him and Taran unfair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Taran and the travelers find among the rocks after leaving Dorath's camp?

2. What is the wager that Dorath puts forth to Taran, and why is Taran so hesitant to accept it?

3. What items does Taran make while he is a blacksmith, and what happens to them?

4. What is Taran's plan to help the fourth of the Free Commots fight against Dorath and his band?

5. How does Dorath make the fight with Taran unfair?

6. After spending a season as a shepherd, how does Taran feel about his new life?

7. How does Taran feel about his work as a potter?

8. What is Taran most disappointed about after the fighting with Dorath is finished in the fourth of the Free Commots?

9. What is Llonio's philosophy on life?

10. What has Llonio placed in the river behind his house, and what is it used for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Honor is something that many of the main characters are striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

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