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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Jadis learn the Deplorable Word?
(a) In a secret place
(b) From her mother
(c) In the temple in the middle of Charn
(d) In the Great Library of the palace

2. How many policemen are riding in the second hansom cab?
(a) One
(b) Five
(c) Three
(d) Two

3. What is the name of the city?
(a) Charn
(b) Charybdis
(c) Charmaine
(d) Champignon

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

5. What feature of London do the children see while traveling back using the green rings?
(a) Buckingham Palace
(b) Big Ben
(c) St Paul's Cathedral
(d) The Tower of London

6. What does Uncle Andrew keep hidden in his wardrobe?
(a) Some money
(b) A bottle of spirits and a wine glass.
(c) A gold watch
(d) Another set of magic rings.

7. What is the name of the housemaid?
(a) Mary
(b) Sally
(c) Sarah
(d) Betty

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

9. What spells or curses would Jadis cast on Andrew if he disobeys or betrays her?
(a) She would turn him into a rattlesnake.
(b) Every chair he sat on would feel like ice and his bed would feel red hot.
(c) Every chair he sat on would feel red hot, and he would find invisible ice in his bed.
(d) She would command invisible demons to whip him.

10. What does Digory do before picking up the ring?
(a) He ties his shoelaces.
(b) He says a prayer.
(c) He punches Uncle Andrew in the head.
(d) He buttons up his coat and takes a deep breath.

11. How does Jadis get dragged from the Wood into our world?
(a) She manages to catch hold of Polly's ear.
(b) She manages to catch hold of Digory's ear.
(c) Digory turns back and she manages to catch his hand.
(d) She is still holding onto Polly's hair.

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

13. What would Polly call Aunt Letty?
(a) Miss Ketterley
(b) Mrs Ketterley
(c) Miss Letty
(d) Miss Letitia

14. What happens when they jump into the pools wearing the wrong rings?
(a) They get their feet wet.
(b) The trees hiss and roar in a high wind.
(c) They sink in water up to their necks.
(d) The surface of the water freezes over.

15. What season is it when Digory and Polly decide to explore the houses?
(a) Spring
(b) Fall/Autumn
(c) Summer
(d) Winter

Short Answer Questions

1. What color rings are the children wearing when they first jump into the new pool?

2. What do the children use to see where they are in the tunnel?

3. What two living things (other than trees) does Digory see in the wood?

4. Which other classic children's book is not mentioned or referred to in this chapter?

5. Which of the following did not happen to the guinea pigs that Uncle Andrew used for his experiments?

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