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

2. Which of the following animals or creatures is not summoned to the council by Aslan?
(a) The River God
(b) The Jackdaw
(c) The He-Owl
(d) The Bull Elephant

3. Why did the Cabby live in London?
(a) He moved there because that is where his wife's family lives.
(b) He was a Cockney born and bred and didn't want to leave London ever.
(c) He wanted to sing in the choir of St Paul's Cathedral.
(d) He could find work there, but not in the countryside where he grew up.

4. From what did the lamp post grow?
(a) A piece of scrap metal dropped by Uncle Andrew
(b) We are not told
(c) The iron bar Jadis threw at the Lion
(d) It sprang from the ground in response to the Lion's song.

5. Why does the Bear fall over?
(a) The other bear pushes him over.
(b) He trips over Uncle Andrew.
(c) He trips over a branch.
(d) He loses his balance because he is not meant to stand on his hind legs.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is one difference between the stars Digory is used to seeing in our world and the stars in this new world?

4. How many policemen does Jadis knock out using the bar from the lamp-post?

5. Who of the following does Uncle Andrew blame for the troubles he is now in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. Explain the first joke in your own words.

5. What things are prohibited in the garden?

6. Why is Uncle Andrew so frightened?

7. What happens to the iron bar the Witch tore off the lamp-post?

8. What does Strawberry the horse remember about his old life in London?

9. What does the author suggest that Polly did at the river?

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

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