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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The Deplorable Word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the children mark the pool leading back into our world?
(a) They leave their jackets on the edge of it.
(b) Digory cuts a cross into the bark of the nearest tree.
(c) They tie a ribbon to a tree.
(d) They cut out a strip of turf and expose the dirt below.

2. Which phrase best describes the wood Digory finds himself in?
(a) Noisy, exciting and lively
(b) Bleak, barren and sterile
(c) Stuffy, drowsy and soporific
(d) Alive, quiet and rich

3. Which possible fate does Uncle Andrew not suggest may happen to Polly if Digory does not go to rescue her?
(a) Drowning
(b) Slavery
(c) Being eaten by wild animals
(d) Starvation

4. Into which pocket does Digory put the green rings?
(a) His right pocket
(b) His left pocket
(c) His waistcoat pocket
(d) Both his left and right pockets

5. What color of stone has been used to build the old palace in which they find themselves?
(a) Black
(b) Red
(c) Grey
(d) White

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Polly call Aunt Letty?

2. What is most striking about the last queen, apart from her beauty?

3. What sort of ring takes you into the Wood between the Worlds?

4. Had Digory seen Mrs Lefay before?

5. How wide are the pools?

(see the answer key)

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