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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 did Ellidyr tell Morgant about Taran's fate?
(a) He'd been captured while trying to steal the cauldron.
(b) He'd died in the marsh.
(c) He'd been killed by Huntsmen.
(d) He'd drowned.

2. What happens when Taran and the others try to pick up the cauldron?
(a) It doesn't move, and they are stuck to it.
(b) It becomes very hot..
(c) They realize it's actually very light.
(d) They realize it's too heavy to carry and have to scoot it across the floor.

3. What does Orddu offer to do to help Taran and the others get back to Dallben faster?
(a) Give them a map with a shortcut.
(b) Send them with magic.
(c) Take them by boat.
(d) Turn them into birds.

4. Why does Orddu say Eilonwy must not touch the fabric on a loom?
(a) It is enchanted.
(b) It carries a dark magic.
(c) It isn't finished.
(d) It's filled with nettles.

5. What does Fflewddur think is broken that causes him to say, "It's useless," when he falls near the edge of the river?
(a) His arm.
(b) His harp.
(c) His nose.
(d) His leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the injury Fflewddur suffers when he falls near the edge of the river?

2. What are the first words Ellidyr says to Taran and the others when they are reunited in Chapter Seventeen?

3. What does Gurgi offer to trade for the cauldron?

4. What does Taran say he believes the group should do?

5. What does Fflewddur offer to trade for the cauldron?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Taran try to mislead the enchantresses when asked for their names and what is the result of his attempted deception?

2. Why does Taran say he and the others can't simply leave without the cauldron?

3. What does Eilonwy say to Taran about his depression over trading the brooch?

4. What happens when Taran and the others try to steal the cauldron and what is the reaction of the enchantresses?

5. What is Morgant's plan for the cauldron and why does he say he deserves to have it?

6. List two things that happen to Taran and the group as they are traveling in Chapter Sixteen.

7. Describe the reunion with Ellidyr.

8. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Ellidyr say about the "black beast" and is the black beast a real creature?

9. What happens at the end of Chapter Eighteen that reveals Morgant is not the man they believe him to be?

10. What do the enchantresses say when Fflewddur asks how they got the cauldron away from Annuvin?

(see the answer keys)

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