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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. Who does Shasta find when he reaches the tombs?

2. Which is the only traffic regulation in Tashbaan?

3. What happens to Aravis after Shasta disappears?

4. Why does King Edmund scold Shasta?

5. What did the letter say?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do Aravis and Lasaraleen have so much difficulty understanding each other?

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

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

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

8. What does Shasta agree to do with Bree?

9. Why is Aravis sad when she enters the gates of Tashbaan?

10. Why doesn't Queen Susan want to marry Prince Rabadash any longer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that examines the tone and voice of the author. How is it different or similar to other fantasy stories? Does it draw the reader into the story, or keep them at a distance. Use examples from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Identity is a key theme in The Horse and His Boy. Write an essay that examines how the identities of the characters change in different situations.

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