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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 color of stone has been used to build the old palace in which they find themselves?
(a) Black
(b) Grey
(c) Red
(d) White

2. How is Digory able to read the writing on the pillar?
(a) It is written in English.
(b) A voice from the pillar recites the verse.
(c) The shape of the writing changes so he can read it.
(d) Magic enables him to understand it.

3. What does Uncle Andrew offer to Polly?
(a) A yellow ring
(b) A green ring
(c) A book
(d) A fountain pen

4. What color is the sun in that world?
(a) Yellow
(b) Red
(c) Orange
(d) Purple

5. What is Aunt Letty doing when Uncle Andrew finds her?
(a) She is mending a matress.
(b) She is entertaining visitors.
(c) She is drinking tea.
(d) She is doing embroidery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Had Digory seen Mrs Lefay before?

3. What is stopping all the clothes from rotting away?

4. What feature of London do the children see while traveling back using the green rings?

5. From where did the box that Andrew took from Mrs Lefay come?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What surprises the children when they open the door and leave the tunnel?

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

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

6. Why does Digory wish he was older (or bigger)?

7. How is Jadis different from a human from our world?

8. What crucial piece of knowledge does Digory not know about the Witch?

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

10. What do the children quarrel about?

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