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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. What is Eilonwy's response when Taran says they can't possibly carry the cauldron all the way home?

2. What does Taran say he believes the group should do?

3. Why does Fflewddur say Taran should go to sleep immediately?

4. What does Eilonwy say Ellidyr did to her bow?

5. How does Oddur say the cauldron must be destroyed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reunion with Ellidyr.

2. 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?

3. How does Taran's group find the cauldron?

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

5. How did Dallben swallow some of the wisdom potion?

6. What is the history of the brooch?

7. What are some of the suggestions as to how to find the cauldron?

8. Describe what happens when Taran and the others encounter Morgant in Chapter Eighteen.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the quest in this story? Why is the quest important? How is the quest resolved? Who is the most important character involved in resolving the quest?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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