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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. How wide are the pools?

2. Where does Digory see the writing?

3. When does Polly let go of Digory's hand?

4. What interests Polly most about the Hall of Images?

5. Why does Jadis study Uncle Andrew's face?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Aunt Letty believe about Jadis?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The character of Aslan is often thought of as representing God in an allegorical form. What are some things that he says or does that support this interpretation? Do any of his actions or things that he says contradict this view?

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