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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adaon say he dreamed about Morgant?
(a) That he was carrying Doli's body.
(b) That he was victorious.
(c) That he was carrying the black cauldron.
(d) That his sword was broken and weeping blood.

2. What is the name of Taran's horse?
(a) Melynlas.
(b) Melugin.
(c) Melvin.
(d) Melyngar.

3. What is Gwystyl wearing on his shoulders?
(a) A purplie tunic.
(b) A golden shawl.
(c) A fur lined jacket.
(d) A grimy robe.

4. What happens to the three Huntsmen chasing Taran and the others?
(a) They lose the trail and go in the wrong direction.
(b) They suddenly fall dead without any reason.
(c) They are killed by Elionwy's arrows.
(d) They fall into the bog.

5. Where do the travelers get the food for their meal when they stop after riding all night?
(a) Gurgi.
(b) They all gather nuts and berries.
(c) Eilonwy.
(d) Taran.

6. How does Gwydion say he plans to kill the Cauldron-Born?
(a) He says they can't be killed.
(b) By reversing the process through the cauldron.
(c) With magic.
(d) By killing their leader.

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

8. Where is Taran when a cheerful voice asks if he'd like to be turned into a toad?
(a) A cave he thought was empty.
(b) An apparently abandoned cottage.
(c) A forest filled with enchanted trees.
(d) A pig sty filled with talking hogs.

9. Why does Fflewddur say he tends to add "a little color to the facts?"
(a) Because it's his job.
(b) Because the facts need it.
(c) He denies that he does.
(d) Because his father taught him to.

10. What does Gwystyl say when Doli says he can't imagine why Gwystyl is the keeper of the post?
(a) That he can't understand it either.
(b) That he was much better at his job yesterday.
(c) That he's actually quite capable.
(d) That he's not really the keeper.

11. What happens to the remaining men when one member of the Huntsmen of Annuvin is killed?
(a) They can't be killed.
(b) They become angry.
(c) They run away.
(d) They become more powerful.

12. Who is to stand the first watch after the warriors have departed for the attack?
(a) Smoit and Adaon.
(b) Ellidyr and Doli.
(c) Taran and Adaon.
(d) Taran and Islimach.

13. What does Adaon say he dreamed about himself during the quest to find the cauldron?
(a) That he was dead at the hand of Taran.
(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 in a glade filled with sunshine and flowers.

14. What does Gwydion say he plans to seize from Arawn?
(a) His kingdom.
(b) His army.
(c) His sword.
(d) His cauldron.

15. What does Dallben say are the only things Ellidyr owns?
(a) His pride and his courage.
(b) His name and his sword.
(c) His talent and his harp.
(d) His father's kingdom and his mother's charm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Doli say they have returned without the cauldron?

3. What time of day is it when Taran and the others reach the Marshes of Morva?

4. What is the name of Smoit's kingdom?

5. What kind of weapon does Gurgi have when he emerges from the bushes?

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