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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys realize about each other?

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

3. Where did Aravis get the armor she was wearing?

4. What happens to Shasta in the city?

5. Aravis sent a letter to her father. Who supposedly wrote it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bree get worried about his habit of rolling in the grass?

2. What is Shasta tempted to do after he is left alone to rest?

3. Why did Aravis run away from home?

4. What plan does Mr. Tumnus come up with to escape the city?

5. What does Shasta do when Bree and Hwin show up?

6. What justification does Bree give for using the Tarkaan's money?

7. Why does Bree need Shasta's help?

8. What does Shasta find most different about the place where he awakens?

9. Describe the difference between the Narnians and the high class Calormene lords and ladies in the street.

10. Why does Aravis jump up on Lasaraleen's litter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this story, four companions are trying to find freedom, even though only two of them can really be considered slaves, and one of them is an upperclass lady. Write an essay that explores the concepts of Freedom and Slavery in The Horse and His Boy.

Essay Topic 2

In presenting Calormen, C.S. Lewis is contrasting a very different culture to that of Narnia. What are the origins of this world? Write an essay describing the possible inspiration of the Calormen culture.

Essay Topic 3

World building is a technique used in fantasy writing to create believable settings for the characters and action. Write an essay that examines the world of Narnia in this book and others in the series.

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