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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Cabby's wife doing when Aslan calls her into Narnia?
(a) Sewing shirts
(b) Washing clothes
(c) Baking bread
(d) Making soap

2. Which ring does Uncle Andrew try to steal from Digory?
(a) The yellow ring
(b) The green ring
(c) None - Uncle Andrew tries to steal Polly's rings.
(d) Both of his rings

3. Which of the following flowers are not growing close to where they are standing?
(a) Buttercups
(b) Rhododendrons
(c) Daffodils
(d) Lilac

4. Had the Cabby ever fought before?
(a) No - he is a bit of a soft person.
(b) Yes, but only with his fists.
(c) No - he is a pacifist.
(d) Yes - he rode Strawberry's father in cavalry charges.

5. What begins to grow on the higher slopes of the distant mountains?
(a) Fir trees
(b) Grass
(c) Primroses
(d) Heather

6. What actions had made Uncle Andrew hate and fear animals even more than in the past?
(a) He has been influenced by Jadis more than he realises.
(b) He had used animals for cruel experiments.
(c) He was once bitten by a dog he had tried to befriend.
(d) He has always hated and feared animals, even in the past.

7. What finally convinced all the animals that Uncle Andrew was not a tree?
(a) Frank and Helen told them he was human.
(b) Aslan told them he was a human.
(c) He began to talk to them once he revived.
(d) He began to scream and howl.

8. Where does the Jackdaw perch after making (or being) the First Joke?
(a) In the branch of a tree
(b) On the back of the Lion
(c) On Digory's shoulder
(d) On the cab-horse's head

9. What effect has the stolen apple had on the Witch?
(a) The apple is slowly poisoning her and will eventually kill her.
(b) She has eternal youth and strength like a goddess.
(c) Nothing has happened, because she stole the apple.
(d) She has become the most beautiful and wise being in all worlds.

10. Why does the Bear fall over?
(a) He loses his balance because he is not meant to stand on his hind legs.
(b) He trips over Uncle Andrew.
(c) The other bear pushes him over.
(d) He trips over a branch.

11. Which season did the Cabby find the most unpleasant for him to work in?
(a) Winter
(b) Fall/Autumn
(c) Spring
(d) Summer

12. What did the animals decide to call Uncle Andrew and why?
(a) They called him Brainless because he seemed so stupid.
(b) They called him Neevil, because that is what they thought Aslan had called him.
(c) They called him Brandy because he made that noise so often.
(d) They called him Brandy because this is what he smelt like.

13. Why wasn't Uncle Andrew able to hear the animals talking?
(a) He was standing too far away to hear what was going on.
(b) He was too intent on trying to steal the rings that he never noticed they were speaking.
(c) The evil of his magic had affected him so that he was incapable of hearing this good magic.
(d) He had successfully persuaded himself that this was impossible and they were only making ordinary noises.

14. What is the first event the travelers notice in the darkness?
(a) Hundreds of stars suddenlly appear.
(b) A golden lion appears in front of them.
(c) A line of white light appears on the horizon.
(d) A song begins.

15. How do the members of the crowd try to attack Jadis?
(a) They don't attack her at all, because they are too frightened.
(b) They mob her, trying to kick and punch her.
(c) They throw stones at her.
(d) Somebody tries to spray her with a garden hose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not happen when the Lion gives the animals the gift of speech and reason?

2. Which direction do the golden gates face?

3. What is the name of Uncle Andrew's cousin who was in the Yeomanry?

4. What color are the apples that Digory has to pick?

5. What other creatures are flying in the air with Fledge and the children?

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