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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 Saphira do when Brom begins to beat Eragon?

2. What does Eragon tell Saphira was his mistake at Yazuac?

3. What does Eragon feel while in the air with Saphira?

4. What does Jeod claim that they need in the castle for when they are attempting to find the records they need?

5. What does Horst tell Eragon to do with the blue stone as soon as Eragon returns home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What makes Eragon decide to bury the stone?

9. What does Eragon notice when he looks in the mirror in the chapter "The Witch and the Werecat?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eragon first believes Brom to be nothing more than an old story teller. Explain the progression of their relationship. What did Brom accomplish by not telling Eragon who Brom really was?

Essay Topic 2

Eragon and Saphira share a bond and care deeply for each other. Saphira worries about Eragon's safety and he continually worries for her. Explain the concern that each feels for the other. Is one more reasonable to worry about the other? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe what an Urgal is like.

1) Why were the Uragls so quick to begin fighting themselves when the Shade was killed?

2) What does it say about Galbatorix that he was willing to use the Urgals?

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