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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. How does Jadis get dragged from her world to the Wood?

2. How long is Polly sent to bed for as a punishment?

3. What is Digory's last name?

4. What does the Cabby tell Jadis to do?

5. What is the name of the housemaid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Polly start to believe that Uncle Andrew is not mad?

2. Name three things Jadis does or says that demonstrate her self-centered nature.

3. Why does Aunt Letty give Uncle Andrew such a tart reply when he asks to borrow some money from her?

4. What makes the children lose their fear of Uncle Andrew?

5. What do they decide to do with the guinea pig and why?

6. What does Digory plan to do with his magic rings?

7. Why did Uncle Andrew need two children for his "experiment" with the rings?

8. Why is the Wood like the tunnel that the children had explored in the houses?

9. Why does Digory wish he was older (or bigger)?

10. What surprises the children when they open the door and leave the tunnel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Digory's house in London at the start of the book and what it is like at the end. How has the house changed? Consider physical changes, and also symbolic changes with respect to the theme of Life versus Death.

Part 1: Describe Digory's house at the beginning of the novel.

Part 2: Describe how Digory's house changes by the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

We are only told about two of the other worlds that can be reached using the magic rings and the pools in the Wood Between the Worlds. Create a new world of your own and describe it in detail. How is it different to the real world and how is it the same?

Essay Topic 3

Which scene is the climax or point of maximum tension in The Magician's Nephew? Describe this scene and explain why you consider it to be the climax of the novel.

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