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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last thing Prince Corin tells Shasta?
(a) That he will never make it across the desert.
(b) That he should stay and travel with the Narnians.
(c) To stay hidden in the garden until morning.
(d) To find King Lune when Shasta reaches Archenland.

2. Who does Shasta find when he reaches the tombs?
(a) Aravis
(b) Prince Corin
(c) Bree and Hwin
(d) No one

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

4. What is the name of the country where Shasta is living?
(a) Narnia
(b) Archenland
(c) England
(d) Calormen

5. What is unusual about Prince Corin's appearance?
(a) He is dressed as a Calormene slave girl.
(b) He has his shoes on the wrong feet.
(c) He has a black eye and a missing tooth.
(d) He is wearing a full set of armor.

6. How do the Narnians plan to escape?
(a) Through a tunnel
(b) Across the desert
(c) By airship
(d) By ship

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

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

9. What is the most likely meaning for the phrase "the sun appeared dark in her eyes?"
(a) She was very tired.
(b) She was unhappy.
(c) She was going blind.
(d) She wanted to go inside.

10. Why does the cat scratch Shasta?
(a) Shasta tries to make the cat stay in one place.
(b) Shasta talks about throwing stones at a stray cat.
(c) The cat is frightened by the howls in the dark.
(d) Shasta pushes the cat away from his back.

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

12. 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 was beaten by the fisherman.
(d) He fell onto a cactus while galloping.

13. Before he met Bree, Shasta's riding was limited to
(a) Occasional trips on the donkey.
(b) His imagination.
(c) Playing with his hobby horse.
(d) A pony ride at the fair.

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

15. Who is really leading the companions through the city?
(a) Aravis
(b) A guard
(c) Bree
(d) Shasta

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Bree want to talk about the Calormen wars?

2. Who keeps Shasta company during the night?

3. What is the first thing Shasta does when he wakes up in the morning?

4. What does Shasta figure out about King Edmund and Queen Susan?

5. What disguise does Aravis wear in the Tisroc's palace?

(see the answer keys)

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