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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 Prince Corin get angry at Shasta?

2. How did Bree know that the mysterious horse following them was a fine blood mare?

3. What does Shasta see beyond the river and gardens?

4. What is the name of the country where Shasta is living?

5. What does the Raven Sallowpad tell King Edmund?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shasta find most different about the place where he awakens?

2. Why doesn't Queen Susan want to marry Prince Rabadash any longer?

3. What does Shasta do when Bree and Hwin show up?

4. Why is Shasta so interested in Sallowpad's description of the different ways across the desert?

5. Why do Aravis and Lasaraleen have so much difficulty understanding each other?

6. How does Lasaraleen react when she realizes that the Tisroc is walking towards them?

7. Why did Aravis run away from home?

8. Why does Bree get worried about his habit of rolling in the grass?

9. How do the companions plan to get through Tashbaan?

10. What does Aravis realize about Bree and Shasta after spending time with Lasaraleen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character analysis for one of the following characters. Be sure to include their key events in the story, major characteristics, and whether or not they changed during the journey:

a) Shasta

b) Aravis

c) Bree

d) Hwin

Essay Topic 2

Research and write an essay placing this book into the entire Chronicles of Narnia series. What is most unique about this book? What function does it serve within the series?

Essay Topic 3

World building is a technique used in fantasy writing to create believable settings for the characters and action. Write an essay that examines the world of Narnia in this book and others in the series.

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