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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 is the Grand Vizier?

2. What does Shasta fear when he sees the horses being led by a strange man?

3. What does Bree tell Shasta never to touch?

4. How does Prince Corin return?

5. Why doesn't Shasta tell the Narnians who he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lasaraleen react when she realizes that the Tisroc is walking towards them?

2. How do the companions plan to get through Tashbaan?

3. Why did Hwin reveal that she could talk to Aravis?

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

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

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

7. How do the horses finally get away from the lions?

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

9. What do the guards notice about the companions when they are passing into the city?

10. Why does Bree need Shasta's help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does it mean that Bree won't let Shasta hold the reins to his bridle? What does that say about Bree and about Shasta as characters? Use examples from the text to support your conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

King Lune gives a very stern description of what it means to be a king. Look at the Princes, Kings, and Queens in this story. What do they demonstrate about the responsibilities of being a leader. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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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