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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. In what condition does Dorath leave Taran after the fight between them?
(a) Crying in shame.
(b) Unconscious, but unharmed.
(c) Bleeding on the ground.
(d) Glaring in fury.

2. What does Dorath do to ensure his involvement in Taran's quest?
(a) Steals Taran's map to see the truth.
(b) Meets Taran at the horses as he tries to sneak away.
(c) Makes Taran look him in the eye to avoid lying.
(d) Promises that he has no fear of danger.

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

4. What does Dorath tell Taran he wants before he will let Taran go?
(a) Payment for the food he ate.
(b) A share of the treasure.
(c) A written promise of fidelity.
(d) News of his homeland.

5. What is the name of the crippled man Taran meets at the rocky area?
(a) Creekdock.
(b) Craddoc.
(c) Crawdack.
(d) Crabble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Taran suggest to the fourth of the Free Commots to trick their aggressors?

2. Why does Taran move on from his second job among the Free Commots?

3. What is the name of Taran's master in the third of the Free Commots?

4. What job does Taran take when he reaches the first of the Free Commots?

5. What happens to the shepherd's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Taran do to avoid having Dorath join the quest, and what happens?

2. After Craddoc's death, why does Taran say he no longer wishes to find his real parents?

3. What has Llonio placed in the river behind his house, and what is it used for?

4. How does Dorath make the fight with Taran unfair?

5. How does Taran feel about Dorath and his men when he first meets them?

6. What is Taran's plan to help the fourth of the Free Commots fight against Dorath and his band?

7. What is Taran most disappointed about after the fighting with Dorath is finished in the fourth of the Free Commots?

8. Where does Taran take Craddoc's sheep, and what is so peculiar about the people who take them?

9. What are the messages Taran sends Fflewdar Fflam to deliver after he hears Craddoc's story?

10. After spending a season as a shepherd, how does Taran feel about his new life?

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