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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 The First Joke and Other Matters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Digory able to read the writing on the pillar?
(a) A voice from the pillar recites the verse.
(b) Magic enables him to understand it.
(c) The shape of the writing changes so he can read it.
(d) It is written in English.

2. Which of the following flowers are not growing close to where they are standing?
(a) Rhododendrons
(b) Daffodils
(c) Lilac
(d) Buttercups

3. What happens when they jump into the pools wearing the wrong rings?
(a) They get their feet wet.
(b) They sink in water up to their necks.
(c) The surface of the water freezes over.
(d) The trees hiss and roar in a high wind.

4. Where did Jadis learn the Deplorable Word?
(a) From her mother
(b) In the temple in the middle of Charn
(c) In the Great Library of the palace
(d) In a secret place

5. What unsettling thing does Digory hear one night coming from the attic?
(a) A peculiar smell
(b) A weird flashing light
(c) A yell
(d) A strange humming sound

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jadis when she is in the Wood Between the Worlds?

2. What is Digory's last name?

3. Which phrase best describes the wood Digory finds himself in?

4. Which direction does Digory think the song in the darkness comes from?

5. Into which pocket does Digory put the green rings?

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