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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Taran find at his side when he wakes after suffering injuries trying to save the shepherd?
(a) Gurgi.
(b) Dallben.
(c) Fflewdar Fflam.
(d) Craddoc.

2. Why does Taran move on from his second job among the Free Commots?
(a) The work does not make him happy.
(b) He does not like his master.
(c) He feels it is beneath him.
(d) He does not have a natural talent for it.

3. What does Taran hope to make while working in the Free Commots?
(a) A sword.
(b) A wheat grinder.
(c) A gift for his princess.
(d) Some new clothing.

4. What destroys the aggressors of the fourth of the Free Commots?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Scattering.
(c) Conversion.
(d) Death.

5. What is the only thing of value that Taran is carrying on his journey?
(a) His sword.
(b) The battle horn.
(c) An enchanted ring.
(d) The polished bone.

6. What keeps Taran from helping the shepherd get up from the rocky ledge one day?
(a) Craddoc is too heavy.
(b) Taran is injured.
(c) Craddoc fights with Taran.
(d) Dallben tells Taran not to help Craddoc.

7. What happens the first time Taran uses his new sword?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) It is admired and sold.
(c) It shatters.
(d) It cuts him.

8. Why is Taran so angry about the shepherd's death?
(a) He never hears the whole true story.
(b) He wastes the one call on the battle horn.
(c) He loses his father.
(d) He wants an explanation for the lie.

9. Who is the fourth of the Free Commots in danger of?
(a) Lord Gast.
(b) Dorath.
(c) The 3 witches.
(d) Lord Goryon.

10. What is so frustrating to Taran about the job he takes in the third of the Free Commots.
(a) He feels this has no value to men.
(b) He cannot make things as beautiful as his master.
(c) It is too hard for him.
(d) He hates getting so dirty.

11. What is Dorath's occupation?
(a) Sword for hire.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Bandit.
(d) Artist.

12. What job does Taran take in the third of the Free Commots?
(a) Weaver.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Artist.
(d) Blacksmith.

13. How does Taran feel about living the life of a shepherd?
(a) He feels it is beneath him, but likes it.
(b) He admires the physical tenacity it requires.
(c) He loves the peace and serenity of it.
(d) He does not like it.

14. What news does an urgent Gurgi bring Taran one day at the end of the summer?
(a) Dallben is coming.
(b) Craddoc is injured.
(c) Craddoc is not his father.
(d) The princess has written to him.

15. What does Taran make for the farmer and his family before he leaves?
(a) A front porch.
(b) A table.
(c) A new wheat grinder.
(d) A system of catching and cleaning fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Taran befriend in the fourth of the Free Commots?

2. How does Taran try to get help for the shepherd before he dies?

3. What do Taran and the farmer with the large family find in a field one day?

4. What is the name of the farmer who gets Craddoc's sheep?

5. What does Taran's master in the third of the Free Commots have Taran do to clear his head?

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