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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Aravis get the armor she was wearing?
(a) She bought it in the nearest town.
(b) She secretly had it made by a slave.
(c) She stole it from her father's stores.
(d) It belonged to her dead brother.

3. Who attends the council along with the Tisroc and Prince Rabadash?
(a) Aravis's father
(b) The Tisroc's General
(c) The Tisroc's wife
(d) The Grand Vizier

4. What does Shasta figure out about King Edmund and Queen Susan?
(a) That they are under a magical enchantment
(b) That they have been traveling for weeks
(c) That they are brother and sister
(d) That they were born outside Narnia

5. What does Shasta fear when he sees the horses being led by a strange man?
(a) That Aravis is on her way
(b) That Aravis has betrayed him
(c) That Bree gave the plan away
(d) That Aravis was captured

6. What does Shasta do when he is told to leave?
(a) He goes for a swim.
(b) He goes to sleep in the barn.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He listens in at the window.

7. What does the narrator tell us about King Edmund and Queen Susan?
(a) That they are under a magical enchantment
(b) That they had ruled Narnia for several years
(c) That they are looking for their lost sister
(d) That they are planning to kidnap Shasta

8. Who is riding the other horse?
(a) Bree's master with the crimson beard
(b) A young Tarkaan on his way to the city
(c) A girl dressed in boy's armor
(d) Another slave who is running away

9. Which is the only traffic regulation in Tashbaan?
(a) Horses and carts have to move to the left side of the road.
(b) Get out of the way of people who are more important than you are.
(c) Tolls must be paid to get in and out of the city gates.
(d) Watch out for where you are stepping and keep your feet clean.

10. What happens to Shasta in the city?
(a) He gets into a fight with one of the Tisroc's slaves.
(b) He is mistaken for a prince by the Narnians.
(c) He gets lost in the gardens of the Tisroc's palace.
(d) He is arrested for horse stealing by the guards.

11. Why does Bree stop the other horse?
(a) He recognizes her as his long-lost sister.
(b) He hears her talking and realizes she's a Narnian, too.
(c) He is afraid that her rider will alert the guards to their presence.
(d) He thinks she might be carrying some gold they can use on their journey.

12. How did Bree end up as a warhorse?
(a) He was stolen from Narnia as a colt.
(b) He was bought by the stranger in the south.
(c) He decided to seek his fortune as war.
(d) He was raised in the Tisroc's stables from birth.

13. What is the signal for the gates to open?
(a) A messenger arrives with word from the Tisroc
(b) Twenty guards appear at the gates
(c) A flag is raised from the Tisroc's palace
(d) Horns are blown right after the sun rises

14. Why didn't Bree want to talk about the Calormen wars?
(a) Because he was wounded in one of them
(b) Because he didn't like fighting at all
(c) Because he fought as a dumb beast in them
(d) Because he had run away from one of the battles

15. After the Narnians make their plans, what does Mr. Tumnus do?
(a) He gives Shasta a new set of clothes.
(b) He feeds Shasta a grand supper.
(c) He tells King Edmund that Shasta is a spy.
(d) He locks Shasta inside the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before he met Bree, Shasta's riding was limited to

2. Why does Hwin think that Aravis would be happy in Narnia?

3. What does Bree ask Aravis to do once they have stopped to rest?

4. What causes the horses to gallop side-by-side?

5. Why does Aravis have to wait until the next night to leave the city?

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