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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Uncle Andrew's godmother?

2. What is most striking about the last queen, apart from her beauty?

3. What color are the doors that the Queen blasts?

4. Where was Mrs Lefay shut up?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Aunt Letty believe about Jadis?

5. Why did Jadis speak the Deplorable Word?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Cabby is chosen to be the first King of Narnia. What aspects of his character will make him a good king? In your answer, refer to some examples other than the scene in Chapter 11 where Aslan questions the Cabby.

Essay Topic 2

Victorian London is one of several settings in The Magician's Nephew and is the most familiar. Describe this setting, and compare and contrast it with two of the other settings (listed below).

Part 1: Describe Victorian London as it appears in The Magician's Nephew.

Part 2: Compare and contrast Victorian London with one of the other settings in this book.

Part 3: Compare and contrast Victorian London with another of the settings in this book.

Choose two of the following:

The Wood Between the Worlds

Charn

Narnia

Essay Topic 3

When Jadis comes to London, she has certain cultural expectations. People in London have contrasting cultural expectations. Describe some of the culture clashes that occur when Jadis spends time in London. Consider such things as law, dress, technology, magic and gender roles, plus any other cultural clashes that you find.

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