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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. When does Ajihad know that Murtagh is the son of Morzan?
(a) They do a DNA test
(b) When he looks at Murtagh's eyes
(c) When Murtagh laughs
(d) As soon as Murtagh speaks

2. What does Murtagh say is the reason he can't let the Twins into his mind?
(a) It hurts too much
(b) There are secret memories
(c) His mind is to weak
(d) It is his last sanctuary

3. Why does Eragon become angry when Murtagh kills Torkenbrand?
(a) Torkenbrand had agreed to help them
(b) Eragon had wanted to kill him
(c) Torkenbrand had tried to give himself up
(d) Torkenbrand was unarmed

4. What does Arya tell Eragon that makes him feel that he is not in control of his own destiny?
(a) That he will have to face Galbatorix
(b) Eragon will be forced to make his home in Dras-Leona
(c) That he must go to the elves
(d) Eragon and Saphira must listen to the elven high council

5. When they are out of the Hadarac Desert what does Eragon decide to do to try and save the elf?
(a) Send her with Saphira to a neighboring city
(b) Call forth spirits to guid him
(c) Feed her chewed up food
(d) Connect with her mind through his powers

Short Answer Questions

1. After fleeing from the Ra'zac in Dras-Leona why does Brom say the Ra'zac will be hunting them at night?

2. When Murtagh and Eragon are surrounded while traveling to the Varden what do they men that try and capture them want?

3. What does Brom point out and state was the reason that Dras-Leona was built?

4. When Eragon arrives at the fields for his testing what is he told that they are training for?

5. What does Saphira rightly accuse Eragon of when he contacts her to tell her of their plans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Eragon's feelings when Murtagh first says that he wants to ride with him.

2. Explain why Eragon is so confused after Murtagh kills Torkenbrand.

3. What happens when Eragon is approached for a blessing of an orphaned child?

4. What does Angela explain was the curse Brom carried?

5. What explanation do Eragon and Saphira give to King Hrothgar when he asks them why they are with the Verdan and choose to side against the Empire?

6. In the chapter "The Mourning Sage" what does Eragon dream?

7. In the chapter "Flight Through the Valley" what does Saphira say to Eragon after he exhausts himself using magic?

8. What reason does Murtagh give for killing Torkenbrand?

9. Describe the scene in which Eragon's mind is probed by the bald man?

10. What do Eragon and Murtagh argue about when discussing ways to escape those foiling them in the chapter "Water from Sand?"

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