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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gwydion say he plans to kill the Cauldron-Born?
(a) By reversing the process through the cauldron.
(b) By killing their leader.
(c) He says they can't be killed.
(d) With magic.

2. Where does Adaon say he got the brooch he wears?
(a) From his daughter.
(b) From his betrothed.
(c) From his grandmother.
(d) From his mother.

3. Who stands first watch when Taran and the others sleep after Adaon's death?
(a) No one.
(b) Gurgi.
(c) Taran.
(d) Eilonwy.

4. Why does Doli say they have returned without the cauldron?
(a) Because it was too heavy to carry.
(b) Because there were too many soldiers guarding it.
(c) Because Morgant has it.
(d) Because it's been moved.

5. Why is Doli unhappy at the end of the first day of travel?
(a) He hates to ride horseback.
(b) He misses his fiance.
(c) He has been stuck listening to Smoit.
(d) He is hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Taran say to Ellidyr when they stop to rest the first time?

2. What time of day is it when Taran and the others reach the Marshes of Morva?

3. Where does Gwystyl say Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch are?

4. What happens to the remaining men when one member of the Huntsmen of Annuvin is killed?

5. What does Taran hold in his hands while he sleeps during the night after the rain?

Short Essay Questions

1. List three details about the brief battle between Taran's group and the Huntsmen.

2. What is Eilonwy's role in helping Doli find the person in the hollow tree and how do they know someone is there?

3. What is Gwystyl's job and what does Doli say about Gwystyl's effort to do his job?

4. What is the Dark Gate and what is Taran's reaction when he hears the name mentioned?

5. What is Ellidyr's reaction when Taran offers to help with Ellidyr's horse and what is Ellidyr's reaction when Taran finds a rock in the horse's hoof?

6. List three details of Taran's dreams as he sleeps after Adaon's death.

7. What does Ellidyr say that makes Taran decide he'll go in search of the cauldron and what does Eilonwy say that makes him change his mind?

8. How does Taran know it's about to rain and why are his companions convinced that he is right?

9. How does Doli know Gwystyl is hiding information and how does he come to discover the whereabouts of the cauldron?

10. When Taran realizes Adaon has foreseen his own death, he asks why Adaon didn't say so. What is Adaon's response?

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