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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. How does the prince plan to keep King Peter from bringing an army to Tashbaan to rescue his sister?

2. The banner of the Narnian army consists of:

3. Why don't Prince Cor and Aravis ride the horses to Anvard?

4. What causes the horses to run faster?

5. Shasta has trouble riding his horse because:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shasta tell himself as the battle starts?

2. What is the strangest thing about the Hermit?

3. What did the Lion do for Shasta when he was a baby?

4. Why does the Hermit say that Prince Rabadash should have called off the attack?

5. Why did Aravis get angry with herself after awaking up?

6. Why does Prince Corin get angry with Thornbut?

7. Why is the Tisroc reluctant to send his army to Narnia?

8. How does the author describe Aslan?

9. What is the advantage to the Tisroc if Prince Rabadash's plan succeeds?

10. Why did Aslan injure Aravis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identity is a key theme in The Horse and His Boy. Write an essay that examines how the identities of the characters change in different situations.

Essay Topic 2

In this book, Pride becomes an important quality in characters like Bree, Aravis, Rabadash, and Corin. On the other hand, Shasta and Hwin are both very humble characters. What is the author saying about pride in this story?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of eavesdropping in this story? Write an essay that tracks every time that Shasta or another character overhears or sees something they wouldn't ordinarily know about.

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