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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8, Kaw, and A Stone in the Shoe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Adaon take over leading the group after only a short distance?
(a) Doli tires of being invisible.
(b) Taran's horse tires because he is riding double with Eilonwy.
(c) Ellidyr claims to want to protect their rear from attackes.
(d) Fflewddur's harp strings break, indicating he doesn't know the way.

2. What does Ellidyr say to Taran after he causes Taran and Melynlas to fall?
(a) That Taran should go home before he's hurt.
(b) That he didn't mean for them to fall.
(c) That Taran had better not tell what happened.
(d) That he'll be more ruthless next time.

3. What happens to the huntsman that's about to kill Taran with a dagger?
(a) He simply drops dead.
(b) Ellidyr kills him.
(c) Melynlas kicks him.
(d) Eilonwy kills him.

4. Who leads Doli's horse down the steep embankment at the beginning of chapter six?
(a) Taran.
(b) Doli.
(c) Gurgi.
(d) Elionwy.

5. What does Adaon say he dreamed about himself during the quest to find the cauldron?
(a) That he was in a glade filled with sunshine and flowers.
(b) That he was in a boat on a lazy river.
(c) That he was riding a fast horse through the rain.
(d) That he was dead at the hand of Taran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Taran say to Ellidyr when they stop to rest the first time?

2. What is the source of the light Eilonwy has?

3. Why does Taran tell Eilonwy not to kill any of the huntsmen?

4. What happens to the first arrows fired by Taran, Eilonwy, and Gurgi?

5. What is the tame animal Eilonwy finds in the cavern?

(see the answer key)

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