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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 is the Witch's mistake when she is trying to tempt Digory to abandon his quest?

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

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

4. What would have happened if someone had taken an apple to plant a Tree of Protection without permission?

5. What begins to grow on the higher slopes of the distant mountains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arguments does the Witch use to try to persuade Digory to eat the apple himself or take it home to his mother? Give at least two for each.

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

3. What does the author suggest that Polly did at the river?

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

5. Why is Uncle Andrew so frightened?

6. What is the first clue that the travelers are nearing the orchard where Digory has to pick the apple?

7. What does the Cabby think has happened?

8. What does Digory have to do and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Problems and overcoming problems are very important to create plot tension. Describe one problem faced by a character in The Magician's Nephew and explain how this problem is overcome.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The Magician's Nephew has, as one of its key themes, the antithesis between life and death/destruction. Describe two or three ways that theme is illustrated in The Magician's Nephew. Which force is shown to predominate?

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