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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What pace does Bree suggest for their journey?
(a) Gallop for a night and a day
(b) Slow and steady, that's the trick
(c) Brisk trots and short walks
(d) As fast as the wind can blow

3. What do the giants put on before the fight?
(a) Stone armor
(b) Gauntlets
(c) Leather gloves
(d) Spiked boots

4. What, according to the author, is often the reward of doing a good deed?
(a) Getting an unfair punishment
(b) Being given a harder one to do
(c) Having good luck for a year
(d) Friends that love you dearly

5. Why are the eagles circling overhead?
(a) The marching disturbed them
(b) They are spies for the Narnians
(c) In order to drop small bombs
(d) They are anticipating the battle

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

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

8. What happens to the Lion's footprint?
(a) It fades away slowly, like a dry sponge.
(b) It fills up with blossoming flowers.
(c) It fills up with water and becomes a stream.
(d) It hardens into a stone hollow.

9. What is Shasta told to do?
(a) Clean out the goat pen
(b) Keep running straight ahead
(c) Sit down and eat some food
(d) Wait in the garden

10. What does Hwin do when she realizes Rabadash has crossed the desert?
(a) She suggests they find a place to hide.
(b) She starts to cry with frustration.
(c) She starts to gallop towards Anvard.
(d) She begins screaming in fear.

11. On the way to the castle, Bree
(a) Nudges Shasta in the back with his nose
(b) Takes one final roll on the grass
(c) Rears on his hind legs and neighs
(d) Suddenly bolts and runs south

12. Where did the companions stop to rest during the day?
(a) In the shade of a large rock
(b) Near a sand dune
(c) In a shallow hollow
(d) At an oasis in the desert

13. How does the prince plan to keep King Peter from bringing an army to Tashbaan to rescue his sister?
(a) By building a large wall at the northern edge of the desert.
(b) By burning Cair Paravel to the ground and killing all of King Peter's horses.
(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. Before traveling into Narnia, Bree and Hwin decide to
(a) Stay in Archenland for the summer.
(b) Spend the night at the Castle Anvard.
(c) Live with the Hermit for a few more weeks.
(d) Return to Calormen and pay for their freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The banner of the Narnian army consists of:

2. What causes the horses to run faster?

3. What does Lord Darrin compliment Shasta on?

4. What landmark did Shasta use to guide them through the desert?

5. What does Bree say that it means when Aslan is described as a lion?

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