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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 does the Lion ask Digory to fetch and why?

2. What happens when Digory reaches Aslan and his council?

3. Which of the following is one difference between the stars Digory is used to seeing in our world and the stars in this new world?

4. Why did the Cabby live in London?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What things are prohibited in the garden?

4. What does Strawberry the horse remember about his old life in London?

5. What disturbs Fledge and the children at night?

6. Explain the first joke in your own words.

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

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

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

10. What does Digory have to do and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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).

Essay Topic 2

Uncle Andrew is a sinister character at the start of the novel, but later on, he is more of a comic figure. Explain some of the ways that Uncle Andrew is used to provide comic relief or humor in The Magician's Nephew.

Essay Topic 3

C.S. Lewis is sometimes criticized as being sexist or misogynistic (biased against women). Is this (supposed) bias apparent in The Magician's Nephew? Use examples to justify your answer.

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