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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. 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. Where does the Ketterley family originate?
(a) Shropshire
(b) Buckinghamshire
(c) Yorkshire
(d) Dorsetshire

3. In what city is this story set?
(a) Manchester
(b) York
(c) London
(d) New York

4. What fruit does the visitor bring for Digory's mother?
(a) Grapes
(b) Oranges
(c) Cherries
(d) Pineapples

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the river in Charn during the battle?

2. How many policemen are riding in the second hansom cab?

3. What smell does Digory notice while he is waiting?

4. How does Uncle Andrew describe the Witch behind her back?

5. What season is it when Digory and Polly decide to explore the houses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What possibilities do the children suggest to explain the mysterious yell heard one night by Digory?

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

5. What is ironic about the chief policeman's question to Uncle Andrew?

6. Name three ways that Polly's attitude differs from Digory's in this chapter.

7. Why is Digory crying when Polly first meets him?

8. Why does Jadis want to travel to our world?

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

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

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