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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. Why is Taran so hesitant to give up his sword to Dorath?
2. Why does Doli separate from the group as the rest travel on?
3. What is the name of the farmer who gets Craddoc's sheep?
4. What news does an urgent Gurgi bring Taran one day at the end of the summer?
5. What is the name of Taran's master in the third of the Free Commots?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Taran's plan to help the fourth of the Free Commots fight against Dorath and his band?
2. What does Craddoc realize at the end of the summer, and what does he do about this realization?
3. After spending a season as a shepherd, how does Taran feel about his new life?
4. After Craddoc's death, why does Taran say he no longer wishes to find his real parents?
5. How does Taran feel about his work as a potter?
6. What do Taran and the travelers find among the rocks after leaving Dorath's camp?
7. What items does Taran make while he is a blacksmith, and what happens to them?
8. What part of his history does Craddoc tell Taran as they eat at his home?
9. What is Taran most disappointed about after the fighting with Dorath is finished in the fourth of the Free Commots?
10. Where does Taran take Craddoc's sheep, and what is so peculiar about the people who take them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role do despair play in this book?
Essay Topic 2
This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Lloyd Alexander choose these particular places for this plot to take place?
Essay Topic 3
Belonging and security are two themes present in this novel. Where does these themes appear, and which characters are most motivated by them?
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