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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. Where does the Jackdaw perch after making (or being) the First Joke?
(a) On Digory's shoulder
(b) On the back of the Lion
(c) On the cab-horse's head
(d) In the branch of a tree

2. Which direction does Digory think the song in the darkness comes from?
(a) He cannot tell.
(b) From his left.
(c) From the ground beneath him.
(d) From overhead.

3. Why does Digory want to speak to Aslan?
(a) He wants Aslan to send them home again.
(b) He wants to apologize to Aslan about bringing the Witch into the world.
(c) He wants to ask for something to cure his mother.
(d) He wants to ask Aslan to make Uncle Andrew give up magic.

4. Which facial feature does the Elephant not recognize Uncle Andrew as having?
(a) Eyebrows
(b) A nose
(c) Lips
(d) A chin

5. What is the first thing that the Witch tempts Digory to do?
(a) Give her the apple
(b) Throw the apple away
(c) Take the apple home for his mother
(d) Eat the apple and live forever

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the fruits on the toffee tree?

2. What had Fledge and Polly originally planned to do on reaching the garden?

3. In which direction is the Lion walking as it sings?

4. Which animal is the most impressive to watch breaking out of the ground?

5. Who is the first to wake up in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Digory want to talk to the Lion?

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

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

4. What arguments are put forward by the animals regarding which way up Uncle Andrew ought to be planted?

5. What things are prohibited in the garden?

6. Explain the first joke in your own words.

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

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

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

10. What things show that the place they have come to is a new world that is just beginning?

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