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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. What does Uncle Andrew offer to Polly?

2. What two living things (other than trees) does Digory see in the wood?

3. What feature of London do the children see while traveling back using the green rings?

4. What would Polly call Aunt Letty?

5. What fruit does the visitor bring for Digory's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the chief policeman's question to Uncle Andrew?

2. What possibilities do the children suggest to explain the mysterious yell heard one night by Digory?

3. How can Jadis travel out of her world even though she is not wearing a magic ring?

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

5. Summarize, in your own words, how Uncle Andrew obtained the dust used for making the rings.

6. What do the children quarrel about?

7. How do the rings actually work for traveling from world to world?

8. Why does Jadis want to travel to our world?

9. From the expressions on the faces of the images, what can be deduced about the history of the place they have found themselves in?

10. Name three ways that Polly's attitude differs from Digory's in this chapter.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Cabby is chosen to be the first King of Narnia. What aspects of his character will make him a good king? In your answer, refer to some examples other than the scene in Chapter 11 where Aslan questions the Cabby.

Essay Topic 2

C.S. Lewis is sometimes criticized as being sexist or misogynistic (biased against women). Is this (supposed) bias apparent in The Magician's Nephew? Use examples to justify your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The Magician's Nephew raises the topic of animal rights and animal experimentation. What attitude does the author seem to take on this topic? Use examples from the novel to illustrate your answer.

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