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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the rule Doli mentions that makes Gwystyl open up?
(a) That the door to the post can't ever be closed.
(b) That the post is to be available to any Fair Folk in danger.
(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.

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

3. What does Eilonwy put on Adaon's grave after they have it built up with rocks?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Herbs.
(c) His cloak.
(d) His brooch.

4. How does Gurgi get into the house?
(a) Through a door.
(b) Through a hole in the wall.
(c) Through the chimney.
(d) Through a window.

5. What are the animals chasing Taran in his dream shortly after Adaon's death?
(a) An alligator and two snakes.
(b) A bear and two wolves.
(c) A wolf and a lion.
(d) Three bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Adaon say he got the brooch he wears?

2. What does Gwystyl say when Doli says he can't imagine why Gwystyl is the keeper of the post?

3. Where is the wound that's bleeding on Ellidyr's body?

4. What is Hen Wen?

5. What does Princes Eilonwy have in her hand when she makes her first appearance in chapter one?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is news of Doli does Fflewddur give?

2. List three details of Taran's dreams as he sleeps after Adaon's death.

3. When Taran realizes Adaon has foreseen his own death, he asks why Adaon didn't say so. What is Adaon's response?

4. What does Eilonwy say to Taran as he and the others are preparing to leave?

5. Describe the huntsmen who attacked Taran and the others.

6. What is Eilonwy's role in helping Doli find the person in the hollow tree and how do they know someone is there?

7. In Chapter Two, Gwydion and Smoit have a difference of opinion as to whether the others have to join in the attack against Arawn. Describe that conversation.

8. What does Eilonwy say they used for transportation and what happened to put her afoot?

9. What is the reaction of the group when Taran discovers Ellidyr is missing and why do they follow him?

10. Describe the crow Taran and the others see in Gwystyl's cave, Eilonwy's reaction to it, and Fflewddur's reaction to the crow's name.

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