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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 does Eragon decide will be his focus when he leaves his home of Palancar Valley?
(a) To find peace
(b) To train Saphira
(c) Revenge for his uncle's death
(d) To find the people he dreamed of

2. What does Horst tell Eragon they found that troubled the men?
(a) Shade bodies
(b) Giant beast foot prints
(c) Magical residue
(d) Wizard potions

3. In Eragon's dream in "Magic is the Simplest Thing" what happens to his uncle Garrow?
(a) He turns into a Ra'zac
(b) He begins to fade
(c) He bursts into flames
(d) He gets eaten by a dragon

4. What is the song about that Brom sings to Eragon on the way to Teirm?
(a) Dragons and the sea
(b) The elf love of the sea
(c) An elven warrior
(d) A mother lossing her son to the sea

5. What does Eragon shot with his bow when they first enter the city of Eragon?
(a) A dog
(b) An enemy flag
(c) A rat
(d) A crow

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature surprises Eragon when he goes into Angela's shop?

2. What problem does Saphira face when the storm hits her?

3. What does Joed say he had believed had happened to Brom when Joed answers the door?

4. What does Eragon retrieve from the wreckage of the house before leaving with Saphira and Brom?

5. Who does Brom admit to Eragon that Brom's "friends" are?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Eragon decide to bury the stone?

2. Describe the experience that Eragon has when he is able to share Saphira's feelings while in flight?

3. What does Brom tell Eragon when Eragon asks about the conversation he heard Brom and Jeod having about Brom being in Carvahall.

4. What does Brom tell Eragon about a persons true name in the ancient magic language?

5. Why does Eragon try to keep Saphira a secret from his family?

6. What is Angela able to tell Eragon about his future when she reads the dragon bones?

7. Describe the winter season as Brom and Eragon find it in Teirm.

8. Describe Eragon's feelings when he knows that they are leaving Teirn to head for Dras-Leona.

9. Describe Eragon's first flight on Saphira.

10. Describe how things are for Eragon, Brom and Saphira once the storm has passed.

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