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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 the housekeeper do with the house sometimes?

2. What does Peter help the beaver do when they reach the beaver's house?

3. How long does Susan think Lucy is gone?

4. Who are the Pevency children sent to live with at the beginning of the book?

5. What kind of structure does the faun live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucy say she is happy about when she sees Edmund in Narnia for the first time?

2. What does Mr. Beaver say is the only way the Pevency children can save Edmund from the White Witch?

3. How does Mr. Beaver know who the Pevency children are when he first meets them, and where is he taking them?

4. How do Lucy's siblings respond when she tells them about her trip to Narnia?

5. How do the Pevency children respond when they first hear Aslan's name?

6. What does the Professor tell Susan and Peter when they talk to him about Lucy?

7. Who is in charge of Narnia at the beginning of the book, and what does she do?

8. Why does the beaver tell the Pevency children that they must leave his house just after they eat their dinner?

9. What does the queen make for Edmund when she first meets him, and how does she do this?

10. What does the queen do while Edmund is eating in her sledge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed were two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Tumnus was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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