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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 does Ellidyr do to destroy the cauldron?

2. What does Islimach do after seeing Ellidyr's body?

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

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

5. What does Taran say when the enchantresses ask for Eilonwy's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the history of the brooch?

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

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

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

8. What does Taran see when, during the night, they peek through the window of the cottage?

9. Describe Ellidyr's final moments of life.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the quest in this story? Why is the quest important? How is the quest resolved? Who is the most important character involved in resolving the quest?

Essay Topic 2

Describe any two settings in the story. Why are these settings important to the story? Are they believable? Should they be believable? Why or why not?

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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