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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Taran avoid what Morda tries to do to him in the compound?

2. What is the occupation of the man in Cantrevs who loses his son?

3. What causes the enchanted frog to be ill?

4. What does Kaw take from Fllewdar Fflam when he first sees him traveling?

5. What does the item hanging around the robber's neck allow him to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kaw do when he sees Taran traveling with his friends?

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

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

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

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

6. What is stolen from the Fair Folk, and why is this so important?

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

8. What does Llylan find in the bushes after their encounter with Kaw?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

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