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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. What does Dorath do to make the fight between him and Taran unfair?
2. What is so frustrating to Taran about the job he takes in the third of the Free Commots.
3. Which of the Free Commots does Taran think feels like home?
4. What do Taran and the farmer with the large family find in a field one day?
5. What does the farmer with Craddoc's sheep credit most of his success to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has Llonio placed in the river behind his house, and what is it used for?
2. What part of his history does Craddoc tell Taran as they eat at his home?
3. After Craddoc's death, why does Taran say he no longer wishes to find his real parents?
4. What is Taran's plan to help the fourth of the Free Commots fight against Dorath and his band?
5. What are the messages Taran sends Fflewdar Fflam to deliver after he hears Craddoc's story?
6. How does Taran feel about the Commot Merin.
7. What is Taran most disappointed about after the fighting with Dorath is finished in the fourth of the Free Commots?
8. How does Dorath make the fight with Taran unfair?
9. After spending a season as a shepherd, how does Taran feel about his new life?
10. What items does Taran make while he is a blacksmith, and what happens to them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Diversity is a major theme in this play as many different life-styles and creatures are involved. How is this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author feels it is so important?
Essay Topic 2
Llonio presents a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What is this philosophy, and how does his different idealism affect the people around him?
Essay Topic 3
Honor is something that many of the main characters are striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does it change the course of the plot?
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