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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 Taran say the three enchantresses are doing when he peeks into the cottage at night?

2. What does Gwydion say he knows Coll is eager to begin?

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

4. In the opening of Chapter Eighteen, what time of day is it when Taran regains his senses?

5. What happens when Taran hits the cauldron with his hammer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the enchantresses say Arawn got the cauldron and why was he allowed to do that?

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

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

7. What do Taran and the others do to try to destroy the cauldron and what are the results of those efforts?

8. List three details about the first enchantress.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare any two characters in the story.Why did you choose to compare the two you selected? What is important about each? What is most memorable about each? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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