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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 effect has the stolen apple had on the Witch?

2. Who tells Aslan that the Witch has eaten an apple already?

3. How many policemen does Jadis knock out using the bar from the lamp-post?

4. Which of the following do the animals not try to feed Uncle Andrew with?

5. What begins to grow on the higher slopes of the distant mountains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arguments does the Witch use to try to persuade Digory to eat the apple himself or take it home to his mother? Give at least two for each.

2. What does Strawberry the horse remember about his old life in London?

3. Why is Uncle Andrew so frightened?

4. What effect does arriving in the Wood Between the Worlds have on the characters?

5. What signs show that some magic is being worked on the animals chosen by the Lion?

6. In what way is the treatment of Uncle Andrew an example of poetic justice?

7. Why does Aslan transform Strawberry into a flying horse and re-name him?

8. What disturbs Fledge and the children at night?

9. What does the Cabby think has happened?

10. What does the author suggest that Polly did at the river?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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