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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 do Lucy and Susan do first when they get to Aslan's dead body?

2. How does the Witch plan to travel after her sledge can no longer function?

3. What does Aslan do when he gets to his destination after coming back to life?

4. What does the Witch give Edmund to eat while he is at her house?

5. Who comes to see Aslan after Edmund is welcomed back by his siblings?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Edmund feel while he is riding in the sledge with the White Witch?

2. What causes the Witch's sledge to stop moving all together, and what does she plan to do after that?

3. What happens when Susan blows her horn for the first time?

4. What does the White Witch ask Edmund when he reaches her house, and how does he respond?

5. What causes the Witch to stop her sledge for the first time after leaving her house, and what does she do?

6. What does Father Christmas give to Peter and Susan?

7. How does Aslan find out about Edmund's betrayal, and how does he respond?

8. What does the White Witch say to Aslan about Edmund, and how does he respond?

9. Why does the White Witch decide to kill Edmund as she nears the Stone Table?

10. What does Aslan tell Peter when he first talks with Peter alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aslan and the White Witch were both very dynamic leaders in this book with strong followings. What are the differences in the two styles of leadership, and how do these differences affect their characters, their followers, and their roles in the plot?

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

What gifts are given to the characters by Father Christmas, and what do those gifts say about the receivers? How do those gifts affect the outcome of the plot?

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