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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. What is the name of Smoit's kingdom?
(a) Smoitville.
(b) Cantrev Cadiffor.
(c) Layvor de Smoit.
(d) Caer Dathyl

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

3. What are Gwythaints?
(a) Arawn's messenger birds.
(b) A small animal that frightens horses.
(c) Arawn's dead soldiers.
(d) A kind of tree that bears poison fruit.

4. What does Gwydion say will be the punishment if there are any more incidents such as the one in which Taran fell?
(a) They'll be sent home.
(b) They'll be at the back of the column of soldiers.
(c) They'll be on cooking detail.
(d) They'll be whipped.

5. What does Taran hold in his hands while he sleeps during the night after the rain?
(a) One corner of a blanket being used for shelter.
(b) His horse's reins.
(c) A pebble and a stick.
(d) The brooch and the sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Huntsmen does Doli say are camped nearby?

2. What does Taran discover when he wakes from his sleep?

3. What kind of weapon does Gurgi have when he emerges from the bushes?

4. What does Princes Eilonwy have in her hand when she makes her first appearance in chapter one?

5. Why does Taran tell Eilonwy not to kill any of the huntsmen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the "Cauldron-Born?"

2. What is the reaction of the group when Taran discovers Ellidyr is missing and why do they follow him?

3. What does Dallben give to Taran and what does Taran ask Eilonwy to do with this new possession?

4. Describe the crow Taran and the others see in Gwystyl's cave, Eilonwy's reaction to it, and Fflewddur's reaction to the crow's name.

5. What does Eilonwy say they used for transportation and what happened to put her afoot?

6. Describe how Taran finds the cottage of the enchantresses and what it looks like.

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

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

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

10. 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?

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