Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Prologue-Chapter 16

Reading Check

1. What animal is Eragon hunting at the beginning of the novel?

2. What does Garrow give Roran in addition to money?

3. What does Eragon sleep under after Saphira takes him to the Spine?

4. How much does Brom pay for Snowfire?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why doesn’t Sloan want to buy the stone from Eragon?

2. What started the first dragon war?

3. What is unusual about Garrow’s burns?

4. What reason does Brom give for why he is helping Eragon?

Paired Resource

“What Makes a Good Mentor?”

• This list of qualities of an ideal mentor comes from a UCLA dean’s summary of mentorship research.
• This connects to the theme of The Hero’s Journey.
• What makes a good mentor? What qualities does Brom show that make him a good mentor for Eragon?

Chapters 17-32

Reading Check

1. What does Eragon compare the thundercloud to?

2. What is Angela’s profession?

3. What does Eragon find that alerts him to the Urgals’ presence?

4. What does Brom say Eragon should do if he is in a wizards’ duel?