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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 the trader Merlock specialize in?

2. What does Brom hand Eragon when they make camp and tell him to defend himself with?

3. What does Eragon tell the guard in the chapter "A Taste of Teirm" had been wrong with Brom when Brom was younger?

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

5. What explanation does Brom give Eragon as to why he wants to travel with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Eragon's feelings when he first found the stone.

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

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

4. In the chapter titled "An Old Friend" describe what Brom says is the best way to help keep Roran safe?

5. Describe Eragon's first flight on Saphira.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Eragon and Saphira are the two main characters. Describe Eragon's character. Describe Saphira's character. Would the relationship have seemed different if Saphira had been male? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) List the mythical creatures found in the story.

2) In what ways are these creatures alike? In what ways are they different?

3) Are Solembum and Saphira viewed more as people or more like pets? explain.

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