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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 crippled man Taran meets at the rocky area?

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

3. Where does Fflewdar Fflam go at the end of the winter?

4. How does Taran try to get help for the shepherd before he dies?

5. What is Taran unable to do in the fourth of the Free Commots that distresses him greatly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What part of his history does Craddoc tell Taran as they eat at his home?

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

3. How does Taran feel about the Commot Merin.

4. Where does Taran take Craddoc's sheep, and what is so peculiar about the people who take them?

5. After Craddoc's death, why does Taran say he no longer wishes to find his real parents?

6. What does Craddoc tell Taran just before he dies after falling off the ledge?

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

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

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

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

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

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity is a major theme in this play as many different life-styles and creatures are involved. How is this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author feels it is so important?

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