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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18, The Choice, and The Loss.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Eilonwy's response when Taran says they can't possibly carry the cauldron all the way home?
(a) That there's got to be a way.
(b) That he's being a crybaby.
(c) That he sounds like Gwystyl.
(d) That he's right.

2. What does Gwystyl say his magic powder will do to help Taran and the group?
(a) Create explosions.
(b) Make them invisible.
(c) Hide their tracks.
(d) Create a diversion.

3. Where does Orwen say she and the others first found Dallben.
(a) In a battle.
(b) In a wicker basket in the marsh.
(c) In the castle.
(d) In a pumpkin patch.

4. Which of the following is not an activity of which Taran is aware during their travels soon after Adaon's death?
(a) Squirrels gathering nuts.
(b) A spider repairing its web.
(c) Ants working in their earthen castle.
(d) A bird building a nest.

5. How does Taran wind up off his horse?
(a) Ellidyr knocks him off.
(b) He's dragged down.
(c) Eilonwy pulls him down.
(d) The horse falls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the enchantress say Taran and the others don't have to worry about being stepped on after they are turned into toads?

2. Why is Doli unhappy at the end of the first day of travel?

3. What does Fflewddur do to try to cheer up the group after a day of traveling with the cauldron?

4. What happens just as Taran and the others mount up to travel to the new meeting place?

5. What does Ellidyr say when Taran warns of the black beast sitting on his shoulder?

(see the answer key)

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