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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 does Orddu say they can't take the cloaks from the members of the group?
(a) The can make their own.
(b) They aren't that pretty.
(c) They would die from cold.
(d) They won't fit.

2. What does Fflewddur offer to trade for the cauldron?
(a) His harp
(b) His earring.
(c) His horse.
(d) His magic lamp.

3. What were the three items from which Dallben was allowed to choose when he left the home of the enchantresses?
(a) A horse, a donkey, and a bicycle.
(b) A magic wand, a magic potion, and a magic cauldron.
(c) A wagon, a chair, and a bed.
(d) The Book of Three, a harp, and a sword.

4. What does Fflewddur do to try to cheer up the group after a day of traveling with the cauldron?
(a) Sings and plays his harp.
(b) Tells jokes.
(c) Maps out the distance they covered.
(d) Builds a fire for warmth.

5. What does Eilonwy say Ellidyr did to her bow?
(a) Took it.
(b) Burned it.
(c) Broke it.
(d) Threw it in the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the idea Taran comes up with to make the cauldron easier to carry once they are in the woods?

2. What does Eilonwy first offer in trade for the cauldron?

3. What is the ridiculous question the enchantress asks Taran and the others?

4. What does Ellidyr say when Taran warns of the black beast sitting on his shoulder?

5. What does Eilonwy respond when Ellidyr says Taran will break his promise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the suggestions as to how to find the cauldron?

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

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

4. What does the enchantress threaten to change Taran and the others into and what does she say they'll do once they've been changed?

5. Describe the reunion with Ellidyr.

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

7. In the opening paragraphs of Chapter Twenty, what knocks Taran down and how does Taran figure out what it is?

8. How does Taran's group find the cauldron?

9. What does Gwydion say about Ellidyr and Morgant after the battle is over and the two are dead?

10. What are some of the trades offered to Orddu for the cauldron and what is Orddu's reaction to each?

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