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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the children mark the pool leading back into our world?
(a) They tie a ribbon to a tree.
(b) Digory cuts a cross into the bark of the nearest tree.
(c) They cut out a strip of turf and expose the dirt below.
(d) They leave their jackets on the edge of it.

2. When does Polly let go of Digory's hand?
(a) As soon as they arrive in the new world.
(b) When Digory strikes the bell.
(c) When he suggests she is afraid of exploring the ruin.
(d) When they enter the Hall of Images

3. What interests Polly most about the Hall of Images?
(a) The jewels the figures are wearing.
(b) The faces of the people.
(c) The hairstyles of the women in the figures.
(d) The clothes the figures are wearing.

4. Where does Aunt Letty think that Jadis comes from?
(a) A circus
(b) Another world
(c) A foreign country
(d) A troupe of actors

5. What sculpture was once used as a fountain?
(a) A flying horse
(b) A winged stone monster
(c) A dolphin
(d) A beautiful nymph

6. What is Digory's last name?
(a) Kirke
(b) Pevensie
(c) Ketterley
(d) Plummer

7. What does Uncle Andrew offer to Polly?
(a) A yellow ring
(b) A book
(c) A fountain pen
(d) A green ring

8. What color are the doors that the Queen blasts?
(a) Red
(b) Gold
(c) White
(d) Black

9. What color is the waistcoat that Uncle Andrew puts on in an attempt to impress the Witch?
(a) Scarlet
(b) White
(c) Gold
(d) Black

10. Had Digory seen Mrs Lefay before?
(a) No - he has never seen her before
(b) No - Uncle Andrew is lying about her
(c) Yes - she has visited the house
(d) Yes, but only in a photo

11. Which phrase best describes the wood Digory finds himself in?
(a) Noisy, exciting and lively
(b) Stuffy, drowsy and soporific
(c) Alive, quiet and rich
(d) Bleak, barren and sterile

12. How does Jadis get dragged from her world to the Wood?
(a) She uses her magic powers to follow the children.
(b) She is holding onto Polly's hand.
(c) She is holding Digory's hand.
(d) She is holding onto Polly's hair.

13. Who was riding in the hansom that the Witch was driving?
(a) Uncle Andrew
(b) The cabby
(c) Nobody
(d) A policeman

14. How is Digory able to read the writing on the pillar?
(a) It is written in English.
(b) Magic enables him to understand it.
(c) A voice from the pillar recites the verse.
(d) The shape of the writing changes so he can read it.

15. How does Uncle Andrew describe the Witch behind her back?
(a) A terrible creature.
(b) My dear girl.
(c) An old fool.
(d) A dem fine woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Digory do before picking up the ring?

2. What color is the Queen's skin?

3. From where did the box that Andrew took from Mrs Lefay come?

4. What sort of ring takes you into the Wood between the Worlds?

5. What color is the sky in the new world?

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