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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. Quite often they pass animals and people from the overland, and the creatures will only say that when the end of the world comes they will _______.

2. Some of the creatures are slipping where?

3. When they are in the middle of town, they suddenly realize that the sea is _______.

4. The guards take the three travelers to a room where they find a what?

5. Eventually, Jill climbs up on Puddleglum and finds what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Aslan is symbolic of Christianity.

2. How does the discussion with the knight cause the children to lose faith in Aslan a bit and do you agree with their loss of faith?

3. How is Jill's bully problem finally resolved?

4. Explain what happens at the start of chapter thirteen.

5. In the distance is a great red light that all the creatures seem to be heading toward. What could that mean?

6. How does the queen attempt to brainwash the group, upon her return?

7. Explain how the book's title applies to chapter 11.

8. The prince feels justified in killing the evil queen. Do you agree?

9. Why are Puddleglum and Eustace upset about eating venison, in chapter 9, and why is Jill not upset? Whose reaction do you agree with and why?

10. As the creatures take the travelers to the queen, they begin their march through a tiny crack that Jill is afraid to enter. How has Jill's attitude changed, since the start of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Answer the following questions about Eustace using examples from the book to back up your answers:

1. What is Eustace's role in the story?

2. Do you think Eustace is a necessary character to the story? Why or why not?

3. How do you think the story would be changed if Eustace were not present? Discuss at least two parts of the book that would be altered by his absence

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the theme of following rules is running throughout the book. Cite two examples of rules not being followed and two examples of rules being followed. Also, state whether or not you agree or disagree with those rules and why. Note: The rules can be rules set by certain characters or they can be generally understood rules of man, such as how there is an understood rule of humanity that people shouldn't hurt each other.

Essay Topic 3

Prince Rilian is kidnapped and put under a spell when he goes to seek vengeance against the serpent.

Part 1:

Explain what you think vengeance is. Also, do you think seeking vengeance is ever worth it? Why or why not?

Part 2:

Why does Rilian feel that it's necessary to seek vengeance and what lesson does C.S. Lewis try to teach about vengeance by having Rilian imprisoned by the evil queen?

Part 3:

Do you feel that it was right for Rilian and his friends to kill the queen? Why or why not? Also, what might a good alternative to killing the queen have been?

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