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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Across the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news did Aravis bring to the companions?
(a) She invited them to stay with Lasaraleen.
(b) She told them that they were being followed.
(c) She said that the desert could not be crossed.
(d) She told them about Prince Rabadash's plan.

2. What didn't Shasta learn about riding from Bree
(a) How to use the reins
(b) How to mount a horse
(c) How to trot, canter, and gallop
(d) How to grip with his knees

3. Why couldn't Shasta walk across the desert?
(a) He cut his foot on a rock during the night.
(b) He was busy looking for signs of the valley.
(c) He had no shoes to protect his feet from the heat.
(d) He sprained his ankle while waiting for the others.

4. When did the horses finally stop for the night?
(a) After Hwin collapsed
(b) When they reached a pool
(c) When they found a small shed
(d) When Shasta told them to

5. What is it that protects Narnia from the Tisroc's troops?
(a) Aslan
(b) A large desert
(c) The ocean
(d) An ancient wall

Short Answer Questions

1. What frightens Bree the most?

2. Who is really leading the companions through the city?

3. Where is Tashbaan located?

4. What is the signal for the gates to open?

5. Why doesn't Shasta tell the Narnians who he is?

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