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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. Where is Taran when a cheerful voice asks if he'd like to be turned into a toad?
(a) An apparently abandoned cottage.
(b) A pig sty filled with talking hogs.
(c) A forest filled with enchanted trees.
(d) A cave he thought was empty.

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

3. 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.

4. What happens to the huntsman that's about to kill Taran with a dagger?
(a) Eilonwy kills him.
(b) Ellidyr kills him.
(c) He simply drops dead.
(d) Melynlas kicks him.

5. What does Doli say when Gwystyl says the humans can't be allowed to enter?
(a) That they claim Fair Folk protection.
(b) That they have money to pay for the shelter.
(c) That they will die if they aren't allowed inside.
(d) That Princess Eilonwy is with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rule Doli mentions that makes Gwystyl open up?

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

3. What is the name of Smoit's kingdom?

4. What does Fflewddur think his role in the battle should be?

5. Who leads Doli's horse down the steep embankment at the beginning of chapter six?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the "Cauldron-Born?"

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

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

4. Describe the argument Ellidyr and Taran have over Eilonwy's arrival.

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

6. Describe the huntsmen who attacked Taran and the others.

7. Describe the moment Taran realizes Doli has joined the fight against the Huntsmen.

8. What information does Doli get regarding the Huntsmen and what is the escape plan?

9. What happens between Taran and Ellidyr that results in Taran and Melynlas falling?

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

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