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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 does Gurgi opt to stay with Taran and the shepherd?
2. What is the name of the crippled man Taran meets at the rocky area?
3. What does Dorath do to ensure his involvement in Taran's quest?
4. What does the shepherd tell Taran just before he dies?
5. What is the name of the farmer who gets Craddoc's sheep?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Taran take Craddoc's sheep, and what is so peculiar about the people who take them?
2. What is Taran most disappointed about after the fighting with Dorath is finished in the fourth of the Free Commots?
3. What items does Taran make while he is a blacksmith, and what happens to them?
4. How does Taran feel about Dorath and his men when he first meets them?
5. What does Craddoc tell Taran just before he dies after falling off the ledge?
6. What is the wager that Dorath puts forth to Taran, and why is Taran so hesitant to accept it?
7. How does Taran feel about the Commot Merin.
8. What is Taran's plan to help the fourth of the Free Commots fight against Dorath and his band?
9. What are the messages Taran sends Fflewdar Fflam to deliver after he hears Craddoc's story?
10. What part of his history does Craddoc tell Taran as they eat at his home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Lord Goryon and Lord Gast are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?
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