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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which phrase best describes the wood Digory finds himself in?
(a) Stuffy, drowsy and soporific
(b) Bleak, barren and sterile
(c) Noisy, exciting and lively
(d) Alive, quiet and rich

2. What unsettling thing does Digory hear one night coming from the attic?
(a) A yell
(b) A weird flashing light
(c) A peculiar smell
(d) A strange humming sound

3. Into which pocket does Digory put the green rings?
(a) His left pocket
(b) Both his left and right pockets
(c) His right pocket
(d) His waistcoat pocket

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

5. What happens when they jump into the pools wearing the wrong rings?
(a) They get their feet wet.
(b) The surface of the water freezes over.
(c) They sink in water up to their necks.
(d) The trees hiss and roar in a high wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the sky in the new world?

2. What happened to the river in Charn during the battle?

3. What color is the waistcoat that Uncle Andrew puts on in an attempt to impress the Witch?

4. What form of transport does Uncle Andrew order for the Witch and himself?

5. What is the name of Digory's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Jadis different from a human from our world?

3. What does Uncle Andrew do after he leaves his study and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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