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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 news did Aravis bring to the companions?

2. What does the Prince want his father to do?

3. What does the prince intend to do with his army?

4. What does Shasta find in the glade?

5. What do the giants put on before the fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bree have difficulty keeping pushing himself after reaching the valley?

2. Why did Aravis get angry with herself after awaking up?

3. How does King Lune react to Shasta's news about Prince Rabadash's army?

4. What does the Centaur say about Prince Cor?

5. How does the Prince Rabadash plan to gain Queen Susan's hand in marriage?

6. How does Shasta convince himself that he didn't dream about the Lion?

7. What does the lion do to Aravis?

8. What does Shasta tell King Edmund?

9. How does the Hermit know about events that take place far away?

10. How is Bree changed from the way he was at the beginning of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Critics of the Chronicles of Narnia point out that they often illustrate allegories of Christian mythology. Write an essay addressing the similarities between this story and Christian gospel.

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

Write a character analysis for one of the following characters. Be sure to include their key events in the story, major characteristics, and whether or not they changed during the journey:

a) Shasta

b) Aravis

c) Bree

d) Hwin

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