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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. In Chapter Ten, after stopping to rest, what does Taran warn they had better do before they eat?
(a) Look for Doli.
(b) Find shelter from the rain.
(c) Find a place to hide from the Huntsmen.
(d) Build a fire.

2. Which of the following is not an activity of which Taran is aware during their travels soon after Adaon's death?
(a) A spider repairing its web.
(b) Squirrels gathering nuts.
(c) Ants working in their earthen castle.
(d) A bird building a nest.

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

4. What is the shape Fflewddur sees on the brooch?
(a) A cloud.
(b) An arrowhead.
(c) A sword.
(d) A harp.

5. What does Taran hold in his hands while he sleeps during the night after the rain?
(a) One corner of a blanket being used for shelter.
(b) His horse's reins.
(c) The brooch and the sword.
(d) A pebble and a stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fflewddur say he tends to add "a little color to the facts?"

2. What is the source of the light Eilonwy has?

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

4. What is Fflewddur doing when Taran finds him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Adaon say he dreamed about Taran and what is Taran's response?

4. 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.

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

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

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

8. What are the "Cauldron-Born?"

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

10. 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?

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