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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many nobles did the Queen's great-grandfather kill in the banqueting hall?
(a) One hundred
(b) Seven
(c) Seventy
(d) Seven hundred

2. 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.

3. Which of the following does Polly not keep in the "smugglers' cave"?
(a) Apples
(b) Ginger beer
(c) A story she is writing
(d) A store of toffee

4. What is distinctive about the doors leading into the Hall of Images?
(a) They have magical writing carved into the wood.
(b) They look as though they are made of gold.
(c) They are made of a mysterious black metal.
(d) They are studded with precious gems.

5. Where does Digory see the writing?
(a) On the hammer
(b) On the pillar
(c) On the bell
(d) On the chair of the last queen

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Letty fall onto?

2. Which of the following does Jadis not suggest as a means of transport?

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

4. What does the Cabby tell Jadis to do?

5. What color is the Queen's skin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Polly start to believe that Uncle Andrew is not mad?

2. Why does Aunt Letty give Uncle Andrew such a tart reply when he asks to borrow some money from her?

3. What makes the children lose their fear of Uncle Andrew?

4. What does Uncle Andrew do after he leaves his study and why?

5. How can Jadis travel out of her world even though she is not wearing a magic ring?

6. Name three things Jadis does or says that demonstrate her self-centered nature.

7. Why did Uncle Andrew need two children for his "experiment" with the rings?

8. How do the rings actually work for traveling from world to world?

9. Summarize, in your own words, how Uncle Andrew obtained the dust used for making the rings.

10. What do the children quarrel about?

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