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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 Eragon hear coming from the rock that surprises him?

2. What has Brom already left for Roran when Eragon says he needs to leave a message for him?

3. In Eragon's dream in "Magic is the Simplest Thing" what happens to his uncle Garrow?

4. Why does Eragon think he might need to kill the dragon?

5. What does Brom say the struggle between the Varden and the Empire is over?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain why Eragon feels so out of place in Teirm when they are first walking to Joed's house?

5. Describe the relationship between the Shade and the Urgals.

6. What does Brom tell Eragon in reference to reading other people's minds?

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

8. Describe the dragon's appearance after emerging from its egg.

9. Describe the sword that is given to Eragon by Brom.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Murtagh isn't willing to let the Twins into his mind. Explain what he likely meant when he said that his mind is the last sanctuary he has? Would Murtagh ever have consented to letting the Twins into his mind? Is it understandable that the Varden are so careful and protective?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Angela read Eragon's future. Is it possible that Eragon wished he hadn't had his future read after Brom's death? In what ways did Angela's reading aid Eragon?

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