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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following coins does not fall out of Uncle Andrew's pocket?
(a) A half-sovereign
(b) A sixpence
(c) A half-crown
(d) A penny

2. How many policemen does Jadis knock out using the bar from the lamp-post?
(a) Five
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) One

3. What actions had made Uncle Andrew hate and fear animals even more than in the past?
(a) He has always hated and feared animals, even in the past.
(b) He was once bitten by a dog he had tried to befriend.
(c) He had used animals for cruel experiments.
(d) He has been influenced by Jadis more than he realises.

4. What is the first thing that the Witch tempts Digory to do?
(a) Eat the apple and live forever
(b) Take the apple home for his mother
(c) Throw the apple away
(d) Give her the apple

5. Of what things from our world does Strawberry have fond memories?
(a) Oats and sugar
(b) London and bran mash
(c) Grass and sugar
(d) Bran mash and grass

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the land to the south of Narnia?

2. What would have happened if someone had taken an apple to plant a Tree of Protection without permission?

3. Which of the following characters does not get dragged into the Wood Between the Worlds?

4. What does Digory do that makes him long to taste the fruit?

5. What is the name of the Cabby's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which animals and creatures does Aslan call apart and why?

2. What signs show that some magic is being worked on the animals chosen by the Lion?

3. Why does Aslan call the Cabby's wife into Narnia?

4. In what way is the treatment of Uncle Andrew an example of poetic justice?

5. What arguments does the Witch use to try to persuade Digory to eat the apple himself or take it home to his mother? Give at least two for each.

6. How does the song affect the characters?

7. What things show that the place they have come to is a new world that is just beginning?

8. What arguments are put forward by the animals regarding which way up Uncle Andrew ought to be planted?

9. Why is Uncle Andrew so frightened?

10. Where do the dwarfs obtain the materials to make the crowns from?

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