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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. Where do the travelers get the food for their meal when they stop after riding all night?
2. What is the name of Smoit's kingdom?
3. What is Taran's task as the story opens?
4. What is the shape Fflewddur sees on the brooch?
5. How does Taran wind up off his horse?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Doli say he learned about the cauldron and why do Adaon and Fflewddur say they now have to do?
2. 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?
3. How does Taran know it's about to rain and why are his companions convinced that he is right?
4. In Chapter Two, Gwydion and Smoit have a difference of opinion as to whether the others have to join in the attack against Arawn. Describe that conversation.
5. When Taran realizes Adaon has foreseen his own death, he asks why Adaon didn't say so. What is Adaon's response?
6. How does Doli know Gwystyl is hiding information and how does he come to discover the whereabouts of the cauldron?
7. What is Eilonwy's role in helping Doli find the person in the hollow tree and how do they know someone is there?
8. Describe the huntsmen who attacked Taran and the others.
9. What does Eilonwy say to Taran as he and the others are preparing to leave?
10. What does Eilonwy say they used for transportation and what happened to put her afoot?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe any two settings in the story. Why are these settings important to the story? Are they believable? Should they be believable? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Compare any two characters in the story.Why did you choose to compare the two you selected? What is important about each? What is most memorable about each? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
Essay Topic 3
What do you consider the most important theme of this book? List at least three examples of the theme's presence in the book and explain the importance of each example.
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