The Black Cauldron Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Black Cauldron Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is the wound that's bleeding on Ellidyr's body?

2. What does Taran do to help Ellidyr's horse?

3. Why does Fflewddur say he tends to add "a little color to the facts?"

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

5. Which of the following is not an activity of which Taran is aware during their travels soon after Adaon's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In chapter ten, describe what Taran and the others do to evade the Huntsmen they encounter near the marshes?

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

6. What does Doli say he learned about the cauldron and why do Adaon and Fflewddur say they now have to do?

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. What does Adaon say he dreamed about Taran and what is Taran's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who (what) is Gurgi? What descriptions are given about Gurgi? What is his role in the story? What is significant about the way Gurgi talks?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Ellidyr? Why is he an important character? What are his strengths and weaknesses? What is his fate? How does he change over the course of the story?

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