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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the animals chasing Taran in his dream shortly after Adaon's death?

2. Where does Adaon get the herbs he uses to treat Ellidyr's wound?

3. What does the voice from the tree say when Eilonwy shouts down that they are being impolite?

4. What does Gwydion say will determine whether their attack is successful?

5. What is the tame animal Eilonwy finds in the cavern?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens between Taran and Ellidyr that results in Taran and Melynlas falling?

4. Describe how Taran finds the cottage of the enchantresses and what it looks like.

5. 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.

6. What is Gwystyl's job and what does Doli say about Gwystyl's effort to do his job?

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

8. Briefly describe Smoit's first meeting with Taran.

9. What are the "Cauldron-Born?"

10. List at least three things about Gwystyl's cavern and describe his reaction to the arrival of Taran and the others.

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