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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aravis sent a letter to her father. Who supposedly wrote it?
(a) Aravis's stepmother
(b) Her friend, Lasaraleen
(c) A priestess of Zardeenah
(d) Ahoshta Tarkaan

2. What is King Edmund worried about?
(a) That the party on their boat will be a disaster
(b) That Prince Rabadash will take them all prisoner
(c) That Queen Susan will be unhappy if she stays unmarried
(d) That war will break out between Calormen and Narnia

3. How much does Arsheesh ask for Shasta?
(a) Fifteen crescents
(b) Twenty-five crescents
(c) Seventy crescents
(d) Fifty crescents

4. How long does Shasta stay at the tombs before the others show up?
(a) One night
(b) Two days
(c) Three days
(d) A night and a day

5. How did Bree know that the mysterious horse following them was a fine blood mare?
(a) By her silhouette
(b) By the gear she was carrying
(c) By the sound of her hooves
(d) By the sound of her voice

6. Why is Shasta sore when he wakes up?
(a) He sprained an ankle running.
(b) He isn't used to riding a horse.
(c) He fell onto a cactus while galloping.
(d) He was beaten by the fisherman.

7. Why do the wild animals run away?
(a) The cat scratches them.
(b) Shasta lights a fire.
(c) Shasta throws stones at them.
(d) A lion roars at them.

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

9. What does Queen Susan want to do?
(a) Get married to Prince Rabadash
(b) Leave Tashbaan as soon as possible
(c) Stay another week so that she can shop
(d) Throw a big party in the palace

10. Of the four companions, which two seem to get along the best?
(a) Hwin and Bree
(b) Bree and Aravis
(c) Shasta and Hwin
(d) Aravis and Shasta

11. Why did Hwin start talking?
(a) She tried to stick up for Aravis to her father.
(b) She wanted Aravis's help to run away.
(c) She was curious about Aravis's brother.
(d) In order to keep Aravis from killing herself.

12. What plan does Shasta finally come up with?
(a) To go back and try to find the Narnians before they leave
(b) To steal some melons and go on without the others
(c) To buy another horse to carry him North
(d) To go back into the city and look for the others

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

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

15. What is the first thing Shasta does when he wakes up in the morning?
(a) He looks for a place to take shelter.
(b) He goes to find something to eat.
(c) He walks all the way around the Tombs.
(d) He makes a line pointing to Mount Pire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about Prince Corin's appearance?

2. What is the most likely meaning for the phrase "the sun appeared dark in her eyes?"

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

4. What was Aravis's first reaction to her family's plans?

5. What does the Raven Sallowpad tell King Edmund?

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