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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 say that raises Digory's hopes and makes him very excited?

2. What is the first thing that Digory does in the morning?

3. Which direction do the golden gates face?

4. Of what things from our world does Strawberry have fond memories?

5. What effect has the stolen apple had on the Witch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What effect does arriving in the Wood Between the Worlds have on the characters?

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

4. Why does Aslan transform Strawberry into a flying horse and re-name him?

5. What does the Cabby think has happened?

6. Why does Uncle Andrew try to steal Digory's green ring?

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

8. What does Digory have to do and why?

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

10. Why do the animals not know what Uncle Andrew is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many of C.S. Lewis's works, both fictional and non-fictional, selfishness and being self-centered is associated very strongly with evil. Explain some ways that this idea is illustrated in The Magician's Nephew.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Victorian London is one of several settings in The Magician's Nephew and is the most familiar. Describe this setting, and compare and contrast it with two of the other settings (listed below).

Part 1: Describe Victorian London as it appears in The Magician's Nephew.

Part 2: Compare and contrast Victorian London with one of the other settings in this book.

Part 3: Compare and contrast Victorian London with another of the settings in this book.

Choose two of the following:

The Wood Between the Worlds

Charn

Narnia

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