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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these phrases does Aravis use to describe Ahoshta?
(a) The man who got away
(b) A stupid monkey-faced man
(c) A hideous groveling slave
(d) The wisest man in Tashbaan

2. What does Shasta hear behind him when he reaches the crossroads?
(a) Prince Rabadash's army
(b) The sound of a wild animal
(c) Someone breathing very loudly
(d) The horns of King Lune's party

3. What does Prince Cor ask Aravis to do?
(a) Marry him when they get older
(b) To come and meet the dwarves
(c) Come live with him at Anvard
(d) Tell King Lune about their travels

4. What does Shasta see when he looks back towards Tashbaan?
(a) Three circling vultures
(b) Only the unbroken desert
(c) The spires of the city
(d) A smoky-looking cloud

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

6. What marks the southern boundary of Archenland?
(a) The peak of Mount Pire
(b) The Winding Arrow River
(c) The edge of the desert
(d) A ridge of tall mountains

7. What does Shasta do when they are being chased?
(a) He tries to draw the Tarkaan's scimitar.
(b) He turns and fires an arrow behind him.
(c) He urges Bree to gallop faster.
(d) He runs back to help Hwin and Aravis.

8. What happens to Thornbut?
(a) He is captured by the enemy.
(b) He is stabbed in the back.
(c) He gets a black eye.
(d) He sprains his ankle.

9. What is the most notable thing that Shasta does in the battle?
(a) He falls off his horse.
(b) He cuts off someone's head.
(c) He wounds an enemy soldier.
(d) He is wounded by a spear.

10. Why don't Prince Cor and Aravis ride the horses to Anvard?
(a) Because one doesn't ride a Talking Horse in Narnia or Arkenland
(b) They no longer have saddles and bridles
(c) It's only about half a mile away
(d) They want to prolong the journey

11. Shasta has trouble riding his horse because:
(a) He doesn't know how to use the reins.
(b) The horse is much taller than Bree.
(c) He's more used to talking horses.
(d) The horse is still half-wild.

12. Why is Bree so ashamed of himself?
(a) Because Shasta acted more bravely
(b) Because Bree took too long traveling
(c) Because Bree couldn't finish the mission
(d) Because Bree had been a slave for years

13. How does the prince plan to keep King Peter from bringing an army to Tashbaan to rescue his sister?
(a) By burning Cair Paravel to the ground and killing all of King Peter's horses.
(b) By building a large wall at the northern edge of the desert.
(c) By forging letters from her that say she's happy to stay in Calormen.
(d) By hiding her in a palace very far to the south of Tashbaan.

14. How does the author describe Prince Rabadash in this chapter?
(a) Sulky
(b) Suave
(c) Tearful
(d) Confident

15. What happens to Thornbut's armor?
(a) Shasta wears it as a disguise.
(b) Prince Corin buys it for Shasta.
(c) It gets dented in the duel.
(d) Duffle uses it to fight in the battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising thing does King Lune do when Corin introduces Shasta?

2. Why did the Lion wound Aravis?

3. Whose point of view does the author use to describe the battle?

4. What does Hwin say to Aslan?

5. What does the Hermit compare Aravis' wound to?

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