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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 Aunt Letty doing when Uncle Andrew finds her?

2. Into which pocket does Digory put the green rings?

3. Which of the following does Polly not keep in the "smugglers' cave"?

4. What does Aunt Letty fall onto?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Jadis speak the Deplorable Word?

3. From the expressions on the faces of the images, what can be deduced about the history of the place they have found themselves in?

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

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

6. What surprises the children when they open the door and leave the tunnel?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Digory's house in London at the start of the book and what it is like at the end. How has the house changed? Consider physical changes, and also symbolic changes with respect to the theme of Life versus Death.

Part 1: Describe Digory's house at the beginning of the novel.

Part 2: Describe how Digory's house changes by the end of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

The mountain garden where Digory takes the Apple of Life from is intended to represent or be the Narnian equivalent of the Garden of Eden. Describe the mountain garden in your own words, and explain what it does and does not have in common with the mythical Garden of Eden.

(Note: if appropriate, another mythological or legendary garden can be substituted for the Garden of Eden).

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

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