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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 the farmer with Craddoc's sheep credit most of his success to?

2. What job does Taran take in the third of the Free Commots?

3. Why does Dorath offer to help Taran complete his quest?

4. Where does Taran take the shepherd's sheep at the end of the winter?

5. Which of the Free Commots does Taran think feels like home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Craddoc tell Taran just before he dies after falling off the ledge?

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

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

4. What does the weaver make Taran do when she agrees to let him become her apprentice?

5. What do Taran and the travelers find among the rocks after leaving Dorath's camp?

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

7. What does Craddoc realize at the end of the summer, and what does he do about this realization?

8. How does Taran feel about his work as a potter?

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

10. How does Taran feel about the Commot Merin.

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

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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