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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 gems are used to set the crowns?

2. Where does the Jackdaw perch after making (or being) the First Joke?

3. Which of the following does the writing on the gate not warn against?

4. Why do the animals chase Uncle Andrew?

5. What is the first thing that Digory does in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Cabby think has happened?

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

3. What are Pollly and Digory concerned about?

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

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

6. What does the Lion do that Digory does not expect?

7. Explain the first joke in your own words.

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

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

10. What does Digory have to do and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Magician's Nephew raises the topic of animal rights and animal experimentation. What attitude does the author seem to take on this topic? Use examples from the novel to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In many of C.S. Lewis's works, both fictional and non-fictional, selfishness and being self-centered is associated very strongly with evil. Explain some ways that this idea is illustrated in The Magician's Nephew.

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