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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the three Huntsmen chasing Taran and the others?

2. What does Adaon say he dreamed about Morgant?

3. Where does Adaon say he got the brooch he wears?

4. What is Taran's task as the story opens?

5. What does Fflewddur have strapped to his back as the group prepares for the upcoming attack?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. What are the "Cauldron-Born?"

5. What does Dallben give to Taran and what does Taran ask Eilonwy to do with this new possession?

6. List three details of Taran's dreams as he sleeps after Adaon's death.

7. When Taran realizes Adaon has foreseen his own death, he asks why Adaon didn't say so. What is Adaon's response?

8. 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.

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

10. What does Doli say he learned about the cauldron and why do Adaon and Fflewddur say they now have to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Arawn? What is his role in the story? How many times does he actually appear in the story? Describe what's known about him.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Ellidyr? Why is he an important character? What are his strengths and weaknesses? What is his fate? How does he change over the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Morgant and Ellidyr each change over the course of the story. How does each change? Are their changes for the better? What is the fate of each?

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