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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the herd is given to the farmer after the dispute is ended?
(a) One half of the calves.
(b) The prize cows.
(c) The old and injured cows.
(d) The bulls.

2. What is the first obstacle met on the way to the evil compound of the robber?
(a) A pit of fire.
(b) A raging moat.
(c) A large and vast field.
(d) A wall of thorns.

3. What happens as the king nears the scene of the dispute between Gast and Goryon?
(a) He is shot with an arrow.
(b) He decides to go back to his castle.
(c) He falls off his horse.
(d) He falls violently ill.

4. How are Goryon and Gast usually punished for the common battles between each other?
(a) Sent to the dungeons for a while.
(b) They are allowed to fight it out.
(c) The goods are confiscated.
(d) They are forced to give public formal apologies to one another.

5. What punishment does the king initially want to give Goryon and Gast for their unlawful dispute?
(a) Reparations to the farmer's land.
(b) A year in the dungeon.
(c) A year of double taxes.
(d) Giving up the fight over cows.

6. How does Taran come to live where he does at the beginning of the book?
(a) His parents live there.
(b) He is left there by his parents.
(c) He is stolen.
(d) He is given as a payment.

7. What does Taran ask of the first king he meets on his quest?
(a) If they can rest at his castle for the night.
(b) If he can use to library.
(c) If he knows who his parents are.
(d) If he can borrow some money.

8. What does Taran want from the people he visits first on his quest?
(a) Money.
(b) Information.
(c) Guidance.
(d) Power.

9. What does Taran do with the gift brought to him by Kaw as he is being led by the enchanted frog?
(a) He pretends to eat them, then throws them away.
(b) He faints.
(c) He keeps it.
(d) He cries in gratitude.

10. What kind of creature is Kaw?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Crow.
(c) Frog.
(d) Cat.

11. What is the name of the man who commits the robbery from the Fair Folk?
(a) Morda.
(b) Mournia.
(c) Midrius.
(d) Marra.

12. Who does Taran live with at the beginning of this book?
(a) Darben.
(b) Darwin.
(c) Dallben.
(d) Dallwin.

13. What is taken from Taran as he enters Cantrevs?
(a) His map.
(b) His sword.
(c) His horse.
(d) His clothes.

14. Who is Taran in love with?
(a) An elf.
(b) A queen.
(c) A princess.
(d) A servant.

15. What do the people Taran visits first on his quest want in return?
(a) Service.
(b) Something of value.
(c) Information.
(d) Friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Taran say is his top priority after all the trouble he faces in Cantrevs?

2. Where has Taran seen what is hanging around the robber's neck before?

3. What is Taran's occupation?

4. What kind of person is the man who stole from the Fair Folk?

5. Who suggests a different punishment for Goryon and Gast than their usual punishment for the common disputes between them?

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