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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Ten, what does Gurgi look like when they stop to rest
(a) A windblown haystack.
(b) A sack of trask.
(c) A stick.
(d) A disorderly leaf pile.

2. What happens to the first arrows fired by Taran, Eilonwy, and Gurgi?
(a) The wind causes them to fly off course.
(b) They strike the same Huntsman.
(c) They Strike three Huntsmen.
(d) They strike two Huntsmen and Doli.

3. What are the food items Taran sees inside Gwystyl's cavern?
(a) Beans, corn, and wheat.
(b) Dried fish, peanuts, and rhubarb.
(c) Turnips, parsnips, and potatoes.
(d) Roots, lichens, and mushrooms.

4. What does Gwydion say will be the punishment if there are any more incidents such as the one in which Taran fell?
(a) They'll be on cooking detail.
(b) They'll be at the back of the column of soldiers.
(c) They'll be sent home.
(d) They'll be whipped.

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

6. What happens soon after Taran insists the group leave the shelter on the side of the mountain?
(a) The shelter collapses.
(b) The Huntsmen arrive.
(c) It begins to hail.
(d) It stops raining.

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

8. What is the weapon of the Huntsman that wounds Adaon?
(a) An axe.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A daggar.
(d) A spiked hammer.

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

10. What does Eilonwy bring to Adaon just before he dies?
(a) Water for the herbs.
(b) A flower.
(c) His brooch.
(d) A blanket.

11. Why does Doli say he's arrived at the farm?
(a) He was summoned by the cauldron.
(b) He heard rumors there was to be a council of war.
(c) King Eiddileg commanded that he come.
(d) He was just passing through.

12. Who does Adaon say is waiting for his return?
(a) His fiance, Arianllyn.
(b) No one.
(c) His mother, Alyssiana.
(d) His sister, Adrianna.

13. What is the rule Doli mentions that makes Gwystyl open up?
(a) That the post is to be available to any Fair Folk in danger.
(b) That the door to the post can't ever be closed.
(c) That the post has to be open to Princess Eilonwy any time.
(d) That Doli has the right to drop in at any time.

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

15. What does the voice from the tree say when Eilonwy shouts down that they are being impolite?
(a) Come in.
(b) I can't hear you.
(c) Go away.
(d) What do you want?

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the top shelf in Dallben's chamber?

2. What happens to the remaining men when one member of the Huntsmen of Annuvin is killed?

3. How many Huntsmen does Doli say are camped nearby?

4. What does Eilonwy say Taran looks like when he's angry?

5. What does Dallben say are the only things Ellidyr owns?

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