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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. What is Uncle Andrew's characteristic gesture or habit while speaking?
(a) Running his hands through his rumpled gray hair
(b) Stroking his chin
(c) Rubbing his hands and making his knuckles crack
(d) Drumming his fingers on the tabletop

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

3. Who did Jadis fight for the throne?
(a) Her father
(b) Her sister
(c) Her cousin
(d) Her ex-husband

4. What color is the sky in the new world?
(a) Light blue
(b) A blue that is almost black.
(c) Streaks of yellow, blue and red
(d) Red

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Digory see the writing?

2. What does Uncle Andrew keep hidden in his wardrobe?

3. What would Polly call Aunt Letty?

4. Which of Polly's hands is the Queen holding?

5. How does Jadis get dragged from her world to the Wood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Wood like the tunnel that the children had explored in the houses?

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

3. What does Digory say that actually gets Uncle Andrew's full attention and why does it have this effect?

4. What does Aunt Letty believe about Jadis?

5. From the expressions on the faces of the images, what can be deduced about the history of the place they have found themselves in?

6. What are the first things that Digory sees when he comes out of the pool and how does he react?

7. What does Digory plan to do with his magic rings?

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

9. What do they decide to do with the guinea pig and why?

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

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