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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gurgi say he'll do when Taran announces he's going in search of the cauldron?
(a) Protect Eilonwy.
(b) Wait for them here.
(c) Help by seeking and peeking.
(d) Tell Gwydion where Taran has gone.

2. What does Gwystyl say his magic powder will do to help Taran and the group?
(a) Create explosions.
(b) Make them invisible.
(c) Create a diversion.
(d) Hide their tracks.

3. How did Eilonwy and Gurgi find Taran's group?
(a) They followed the horse tracks.
(b) They followed the map.
(c) Gurgi tracked them with "sniffings."
(d) Eilonwy used her magic bauble as a compass.

4. What does Gwystyl do when Doli first threatens to squeeze him?
(a) Offers Doli some stew.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Tries to hide under the bed.
(d) Faints.

5. Why does Gwydion say they have met at Caer Dallben?
(a) It's the one place Arawn wouldn't think to look.
(b) It's very far from the entrance to Arawn's kingdom.
(c) It's the one place Arawn wouldn't dare attack.
(d) Dallben invited them.

6. What happens the moment Fflewddur says he gave up being a bard to please Gwydion?
(a) Thunder sounds in the distance.
(b) Two strings on his harp snap.
(c) Doli begins to laugh.
(d) Gwydion objects.

7. Who initially leads the way as they set our for the Marshes of Morva?
(a) Ellidyr.
(b) Taran.
(c) Fflewddur.
(d) Doli.

8. What does Fflewddur have strapped to his back as the group prepares for the upcoming attack?
(a) His harp.
(b) His bow and arrows.
(c) An extra sword.
(d) A shield.

9. Where does Gwystyl say Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch are?
(a) The Marshes of Morva.
(b) The Flatlands of Fontelroy.
(c) The Desert of Dorinica.
(d) The Mountains of Monte Carlo.

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

11. What happens just as Taran and the others mount up to travel to the new meeting place?
(a) Doli turns invisible.
(b) Arrows fly through the air toward them.
(c) A flock of spy birds flies over.
(d) An army of warriors rushes through the bushes.

12. What does Eilonwy say happened to her horse?
(a) She didn't have one.
(b) She left it tied nearby.
(c) It ran away.
(d) It died.

13. What does Taran discover when he wakes from his sleep?
(a) That Ellidyr has gone on alone.
(b) That Eilonwy has been captured.
(c) That Eilonwy has gone on alone.
(d) That Ellidyr has been captured.

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

15. What is Fflewddur doing when Taran finds him?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Sitting in a tree.
(c) Cooling his feet in a stream.
(d) Walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adaon say to Gwystyl?

2. What are the food items Taran sees inside Gwystyl's cavern?

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

4. Who stands first watch when Taran and the others sleep after Adaon's death?

5. What does Eilonwy say Adaon's brooch has provided Taran?

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