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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. Why do the animals chase Uncle Andrew?
(a) They are hungry and want to eat him.
(b) They want to take him to Aslan.
(c) They are curious as to what he is.
(d) They are teasing him because they think he is funny.

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

3. Why does Digory want to speak to Aslan?
(a) He wants to ask for something to cure his mother.
(b) He wants to apologize to Aslan about bringing the Witch into the world.
(c) He wants to ask Aslan to make Uncle Andrew give up magic.
(d) He wants Aslan to send them home again.

4. What is the first thing that Digory does in the morning?
(a) He has a swim or wash in a mountain river.
(b) He has a drink from the river.
(c) He eats some of the fruit from the toffee tree.
(d) He searches for the toffee tree.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the following does Uncle Andrew blame for the troubles he is now in?

2. Where do the children shelter for the night?

3. What does Aslan do to Uncle Andrew?

4. What color are Strawberry's new wings?

5. Which direction does Digory think the song in the darkness comes from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does arriving in the Wood Between the Worlds have on the characters?

2. What arguments are put forward by the animals regarding which way up Uncle Andrew ought to be planted?

3. Why does Digory suggest that Polly use her ring to go home?

4. How does the song affect the characters?

5. What disturbs Fledge and the children at night?

6. Why does Aslan call the Cabby's wife into Narnia?

7. In what way is the treatment of Uncle Andrew an example of poetic justice?

8. What does Digory have to do and why?

9. Why do the animals not know what Uncle Andrew is?

10. Explain the first joke in your own words.

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