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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. Which of the following did not happen to the guinea pigs that Uncle Andrew used for his experiments?

2. How does Jadis think that Uncle Andrew has seen her face?

3. What did Uncle Andrew find in that box?

4. How wide are the pools?

5. What has Jadis stolen from the jeweler's shop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Aunt Letty believe about Jadis?

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

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

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

10. Why did Jadis speak the Deplorable Word?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some people claim that conflict is essential to create plot tension. With whom does Digory conflict? Choose one of his conflicts, describe it and explain how this conflict is resolved.

Part 1: List the other characters with whom Digory is in conflict.

Part 2: Choose one of these conflicts and describe it.

Part 3: Explain how this conflict is resolved.

Essay Topic 2

Problems and overcoming problems are very important to create plot tension. Describe one problem faced by a character in The Magician's Nephew and explain how this problem is overcome.

Essay Topic 3

Charn is where Jadis, the personification of the powers of death and destruction comes from. Describe Charn and explain how this setting is also symbolic of death and destruction.

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