Prologue-Chapter 16

Reading Check

1. Deer (Chapter 1)

2. A father’s blessing (Chapter 9)

3. Saphira’s wing (Chapter 10)

4. 200 crowns (Chapter 16)

Short Answer

1. Sloan does not want to purchase the stone from Eragon because he thinks it is cursed. (Chapter 2)

2. The first dragon war started when an elf hunted a dragon like he would have hunted a wild animal, and the dragons retaliated. (Chapter 6)

3. Garrow’s burns are unusual because none of the normal treatments work on them. (Chapter 12)

4. Brom tells Eragon that he is helping him stay alive because his journey will make a good story. (Chapter 14)

Chapters 17-32

Reading Check

1. Cathedral (Chapter 17)

2. Herbalist (Chapter 24)

3. A footprint (Chapter 29)

4. Run away (Chapter 31)

Short Answer

1. Riders were trained to use magic by forcing them to face pointless tasks. Eventually they became so frustrated that they unwittingly used magic to help them accomplish the task. (Chapter 20)

2.