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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 is the name of Digory's mother?

2. How wide are the pools?

3. What color are the rings

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

5. Which piece of scientific equipment is on Uncle Andrew's desk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the chief policeman's question to Uncle Andrew?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How can Jadis travel out of her world even though she is not wearing a magic ring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jadis is referred to as being an evil witch. Is this view of her justified? State why or why not, and give examples to back your answer.

Essay Topic 2

We are only told about two of the other worlds that can be reached using the magic rings and the pools in the Wood Between the Worlds. Create a new world of your own and describe it in detail. How is it different to the real world and how is it the same?

Essay Topic 3

Which scene is the climax or point of maximum tension in The Magician's Nephew? Describe this scene and explain why you consider it to be the climax of the novel.

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