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

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

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

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

5. What does Taran say to Ellidyr when they stop to rest the first time?
(a) He thanks Ellidyr for saving his life.
(b) He says Ellidyr should be more careful.
(c) He asks Ellidyr for water.
(d) He offers Ellidyr a bandage for his wound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Taran when a cheerful voice asks if he'd like to be turned into a toad?

2. What does each huntsman have on his forehead?

3. How did Eilonwy and Gurgi find Taran's group?

4. What does Gwydion say he plans to seize from Arawn?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the moment Taran realizes Doli has joined the fight against the Huntsmen.

5. What information does Doli get regarding the Huntsmen and what is the escape plan?

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

7. What is Ellidyr's reaction when Taran offers to help with Ellidyr's horse and what is Ellidyr's reaction when Taran finds a rock in the horse's hoof?

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

9. 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?

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

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