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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. How does Shasta get breakfast?

2. What is the Grand Vizier?

3. Why does Prince Corin get angry at Shasta?

4. Who keeps Shasta company during the night?

5. What does the Raven Sallowpad tell King Edmund?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shasta think may have happened to the others when they aren't at the tomb?

2. Why is Shasta so interested in Sallowpad's description of the different ways across the desert?

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

4. How does Shasta recognize Mount Pire among all the other mountains?

5. What does Shasta learn about himself from overhearing the Taarkaan and Arsheesh talking?

6. Why is Shasta relieved to learn it?

7. What are the Tombs of the Ancients?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mistaken identities abound in this story. Write an essay that explores the many times that people (or animals) in this story are thought to be different from who they really are. What conclusions can you reach about these mistaken identities?

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

What is the role of eavesdropping in this story? Write an essay that tracks every time that Shasta or another character overhears or sees something they wouldn't ordinarily know about.

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