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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interests Polly most about the Hall of Images?
(a) The faces of the people.
(b) The hairstyles of the women in the figures.
(c) The jewels the figures are wearing.
(d) The clothes the figures are wearing.

2. What does Uncle Andrew keep hidden in his wardrobe?
(a) A bottle of spirits and a wine glass.
(b) A gold watch
(c) Some money
(d) Another set of magic rings.

3. In what city is this story set?
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Manchester
(d) York

4. What expected result of being underwater does not happen when using the magic of the pools?
(a) Getting waterlogged or wrinkled skin
(b) Getting wet
(c) Getting water trapped in your ears
(d) Having your ears pop

5. Which of the following did not happen to the guinea pigs that Uncle Andrew used for his experiments?
(a) They died
(b) They exploded
(c) They vanished
(d) They learned to speak

6. What color is the waistcoat that Uncle Andrew puts on in an attempt to impress the Witch?
(a) Black
(b) White
(c) Gold
(d) Scarlet

7. Which of Polly's hands is the Queen holding?
(a) Her left hand.
(b) Her right hand.
(c) Neither hand - the Queen is dragging her by her hair.
(d) Neither hand - Polly is running behind Digory and the Queen.

8. What expressions are seen on the faces at the beginning of the row of images?
(a) Wise and cruel
(b) Proud and cruel
(c) Kind and wise
(d) Solemn and dignified

9. What sort of ring takes you into the Wood between the Worlds?
(a) A green ring on your right hand and a yellow ring on your left
(b) Either of the rings - it doesn't matter which
(c) A green ring
(d) A yellow ring

10. What color are the rings
(a) Green and blue
(b) Green and yellow
(c) Red and yellow
(d) Black and white

11. What is distinctive about the doors leading into the Hall of Images?
(a) They are made of a mysterious black metal.
(b) They look as though they are made of gold.
(c) They are studded with precious gems.
(d) They have magical writing carved into the wood.

12. How does Jadis get dragged from the Wood into our world?
(a) Digory turns back and she manages to catch his hand.
(b) She manages to catch hold of Digory's ear.
(c) She is still holding onto Polly's hair.
(d) She manages to catch hold of Polly's ear.

13. Who was riding in the hansom that the Witch was driving?
(a) A policeman
(b) Nobody
(c) Uncle Andrew
(d) The cabby

14. How do the children mark the pool leading back into our world?
(a) They tie a ribbon to a tree.
(b) Digory cuts a cross into the bark of the nearest tree.
(c) They leave their jackets on the edge of it.
(d) They cut out a strip of turf and expose the dirt below.

15. What smell does Digory notice while he is waiting?
(a) Bacon
(b) Smoke
(c) Boiled cabbage
(d) Mutton

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color of stone has been used to build the old palace in which they find themselves?

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

4. What does Digory do before picking up the ring?

5. What is Aunt Letty doing when Uncle Andrew finds her?

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