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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. Why does Orddu decline Fflewddur's gift?
2. What does Gurgi do during the night while Taran and the others are trying to escape?
3. In the opening of Chapter Sixteen, why does Taran say they must keep to the forest?
4. Why does Orddu say the three enchantresses have the cauldron?
5. Who says they should give Ellidyr the food he asks for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Taran see when, during the night, they peek through the window of the cottage?
2. What does Gwydion say about Ellidyr and Morgant after the battle is over and the two are dead?
3. What does Taran think of just before he agrees to give Orddu the brooch in exchange for the cauldron?
4. How do the enchantresses say Arawn got the cauldron and why was he allowed to do that?
5. What is Morgant's plan for the cauldron and why does he say he deserves to have it?
6. What are some of the trades offered to Orddu for the cauldron and what is Orddu's reaction to each?
7. In the opening paragraphs of Chapter Twenty, what knocks Taran down and how does Taran figure out what it is?
8. 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?
9. Describe Ellidyr's final moments of life.
10. Why does Taran say he and the others can't simply leave without the cauldron?
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
What the source of Adaon's supernatural vision and wisdom? How does Taran learn of the powers of this item? What happens to the item? Why does Taran believe the trade is a good one?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Fflewddur? Why does he carry a harp? What unique thing does the harp sometimes do when Fflewddur is talking?
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