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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Taran see around the robber's neck when he awakes in the evil compound?
(a) A chain.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A knife.
(d) A phial.

3. Who gives Taran what is stolen from him when he first entered Cantrevs?
(a) His mother.
(b) A princess.
(c) A Lord.
(d) A wizard.

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

5. Why does Morda put his life force in an object?
(a) To start a war.
(b) To protect him.
(c) To immortalize him.
(d) To practice his new powers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Morda try to do to Taran in the compound?

2. What is the man who has Taran's horse having trouble with when Taran sees him?

3. What does the farmer apologize for after the dispute between Goryon and Gast is settled?

4. How does Taran escape from his ropes in Morda's compound?

5. Where does the first king whom Taran visits with tell him to look on his quest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is King Smoit saved from the river?

2. What important fact does Doli teach Taran about his battle horn?

3. Where does Morda get the necklace that he has?

4. What does Taran do with the stone from Morda's necklace, and why is this surprising?

5. What does the king ask of Taran after the dispute is settled, and what was Taran's response?

6. What does Morda's necklace give him power to do?

7. Why does Dallben not want Taran to go on a quest to find his parentage?

8. What happens to Taran and Gurgi when they first enter the Valley Cantrevs?

9. How does Taran escape from the ropes around his hands when is in in Morda's compound?

10. What happens after Taran escapes from his ropes when he is in Morda's compound?

(see the answer keys)

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