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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. Where do the children shelter for the night?

2. What does the Lion do that surprises Digory?

3. Which of the following does not happen when the Lion gives the animals the gift of speech and reason?

4. Which of the following flowers are not growing close to where they are standing?

5. What did the animals decide to call Uncle Andrew and why?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What will happen to the Witch now that she has eaten an apple?

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

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

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

6. Explain the first joke in your own words.

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

8. What things are prohibited in the garden?

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

10. What does the Lion do that Digory does not expect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

The mountain garden where Digory takes the Apple of Life from is intended to represent or be the Narnian equivalent of the Garden of Eden. Describe the mountain garden in your own words, and explain what it does and does not have in common with the mythical Garden of Eden.

(Note: if appropriate, another mythological or legendary garden can be substituted for the Garden of Eden).

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