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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 animals look like trees when they first appear?

2. Which animal first says that Uncle Andrew is a sort of tree?

3. What had Fledge and Polly originally planned to do on reaching the garden?

4. What does Uncle Andrew say that raises Digory's hopes and makes him very excited?

5. Which of the following does not happen when the Lion gives the animals the gift of speech and reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the iron bar the Witch tore off the lamp-post?

2. What things are prohibited in the garden?

3. What arguments are put forward by the animals regarding which way up Uncle Andrew ought to be planted?

4. Why do the animals not know what Uncle Andrew is?

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

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

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

8. Explain the first joke in your own words.

9. Why does Digory want to talk to the Lion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Uncle Andrew. Which of the adjectives below best describes him? Give examples of his actions and words to explain your decision.

Choose one of the following:

Comic

Sinister

Selfish

Greedy

Foolish

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

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