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

2. Why is Doli unhappy at the end of the first day of travel?
(a) He misses his fiance.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He has been stuck listening to Smoit.
(d) He hates to ride horseback.

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

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

5. What does Eilonwy say Taran looks like when he's angry?
(a) Like he's too calm.
(b) Like he is about to explode.
(c) Like he swallowed a wasp.
(d) Like he ate a snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fflewddur tell Taran to do as he and Doli lead the Huntsmen away?

2. How does Taran wind up off his horse?

3. What is the weapon of the Huntsman that wounds Adaon?

4. What is the name of Taran's horse?

5. What does Adaon say he dreamed Ellidyr has on his shoulder?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. Describe the argument Ellidyr and Taran have over Eilonwy's arrival.

3. What is the Dark Gate and what is Taran's reaction when he hears the name mentioned?

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

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

6. How does Doli know Gwystyl is hiding information and how does he come to discover the whereabouts of the cauldron?

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

8. What does Ellidyr say that makes Taran decide he'll go in search of the cauldron and what does Eilonwy say that makes him change his mind?

9. How does Taran know it's about to rain and why are his companions convinced that he is right?

10. In chapter ten, describe what Taran and the others do to evade the Huntsmen they encounter near the marshes?

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