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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. Who says they should give Ellidyr the food he asks for?
(a) Eilonwy.
(b) Fflewddur.
(c) Taran.
(d) Gurgi.

2. Why does Orddu decline Fflewddur's gift?
(a) They already have too many of them.
(b) It takes too much work to keep it fed.
(c) It would take a lot of work to keep it clean.
(d) It would be too much trouble to keep it in tune.

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

4. Who pulls the ropes while Taran pushes at the cauldron in an effort to get it out of the river?
(a) Taran and the horses.
(b) Fflewddur and Eilonwy.
(c) Eilonwy, Gurdi, and the horses.
(d) Fflewddur and Gurdi.

5. What does Taran see as soon as the group steps into Morgant's tent?
(a) The cauldron, set up and ready to be used.
(b) The cauldron, broken to pieces.
(c) Doli, eating and laughing.
(d) Ellidyr, beaten and bound.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gwydion say he knows Coll is eager to begin?

2. What is Morgant's response when Taran says they are under the protection of Gwydion?

3. In the opening of Chapter Sixteen, why does Taran say they must keep to the forest?

4. What happens to the cauldron when Taran and the others put it in the sunshine?

5. Who kills Morgant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the conditions Ellidyr places on his help moving the cauldron and what are his reasons for those conditions?

2. What does Taran think of just before he agrees to give Orddu the brooch in exchange for the cauldron?

3. In the opening paragraphs of Chapter Twenty, what knocks Taran down and how does Taran figure out what it is?

4. What are some of the trades offered to Orddu for the cauldron and what is Orddu's reaction to each?

5. What is the proposition Morgant offers to Taran and why does he say he's making the offer?

6. What does Taran see when, during the night, they peek through the window of the cottage?

7. Describe the encounter with the gwythaints.

8. What are some of the options to get rid of the cauldron do Taran and the others consider and what in the end must they do with it?

9. What happens when Taran and the others try to steal the cauldron and what is the reaction of the enchantresses?

10. What is Morgant's plan for the cauldron and why does he say he deserves to have it?

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