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

2. What do Brom and Eragon ride past after leaving Therinsford?

3. How long does Eragon learn he was asleep for?

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

5. What two things is Garrow able to send with Roran when Roran leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie does Eragon tell Horst happened at the farm?

2. What happens as Eragon is taking his uncle the last of the way into town?

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

4. Describe Eragon's dream while he was passed out?

5. How is Eragon treated when he enters Sloan's butcher shop?

6. What happens when Eragon is trapped by the two Urgals in the alleyway in Yazuac?

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

8. What does the trader reveal about the stone when Eragon and Garrow take it to him?

9. Why does Brom tell Eragon that he must be careful while tracking the Ra'zac that killed Garrow?

10. What does Brom tell Eragon about the first Dragon Rider?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it so important to Eragon to keep control of his future? Would Eragon have been as accepting of going with Arya if the Mourning Sage had not come to Eragon after Eragon's battle with Durza? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Murtagh.

1) Why does Murtagh risk his life to try and save Eragon and Brom and then save Eragon from Gil'ead?

2) Is Murtagh wrong to kill Torkenbrand? Is Eragon wrong to view it is murder? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) When Eragon first realizes that the girl from his dreams is real he is surprised. Why is Eragon so quick to become seemingly protective of a girl he doesn't know.

2) Why does Eragon and Saphira both fear so much for her life? Are Saphira's feelings towards the girl swayed by Eragon's feelings of her?

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