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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 find on the elf's body while trying to heal her wounds?

2. What do the Varden say was Arya's position when they pull her off of Saphira?

3. Why does Eragon believe the elf is unconscious at first?

4. What is Eragon told will happen if he doesn't willingly submit to the mind probing?

5. What is happening in the cave when Saphira wakes Eragon up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the magical test that the Twins put Eragon through.

2. 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?

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

4. Describe the cathedral at Dras-Leona where Eragon enters.

5. What does Eragon see when he touches Durza's mind?

6. As Eragon, Murtagh, Saphira and the elf are beginning their journey to the Ramr River what thoughts does Eragon have in regards to returning home to Roran?

7. What does Ajihad explain is the reason that Ayra had the egg?

8. What does Eragon learn from the Ra'zac that capture him and Brom outside of Dras-Leona?

9. What does Eragon find on the elf's unconscious body while in the chapter "A Warrior and a Healer?"

10. When Eragon is to the point that he can escape what delima does he face in the beginning of the chapter "Fighting Shadows"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Look at Eragon's quest when he starts out leaving his home after his uncle Garrow's death. In what way does his quest change as the story develops? In what ways does Eragon change?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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