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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, At the Gates of Tashbaan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What didn't Shasta learn about riding from Bree
(a) How to mount a horse
(b) How to use the reins
(c) How to trot, canter, and gallop
(d) How to grip with his knees

2. What is a scimitar?
(a) A short, curved sword
(b) A special kind of saddle
(c) A rank in the Calormene army
(d) A head covering

3. Where did Aravis get the armor she was wearing?
(a) It belonged to her dead brother.
(b) She stole it from her father's stores.
(c) She secretly had it made by a slave.
(d) She bought it in the nearest town.

4. Who is riding the other horse?
(a) A young Tarkaan on his way to the city
(b) Another slave who is running away
(c) Bree's master with the crimson beard
(d) A girl dressed in boy's armor

5. Who is Ahoshta Tarkaan?
(a) An elderly man whom Aravis is supposed to marry
(b) Aravis's stepmother, who dislikes her intensely
(c) The brother who was killed in the wars
(d) A handmaiden in Aravis's house

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bree stop the other horse?

2. What does Bree ask Aravis to do once they have stopped to rest?

3. What is the most likely meaning for the phrase "the sun appeared dark in her eyes?"

4. What does Shasta do when he is told to leave?

5. What causes the horses to gallop side-by-side?

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