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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. How do the members of the crowd try to attack Jadis?

2. Which of the following animals or creatures is not summoned to the council by Aslan?

3. What actions had made Uncle Andrew hate and fear animals even more than in the past?

4. What is the first thing that the Witch tempts Digory to do?

5. What other creatures are flying in the air with Fledge and the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Digory suggest that Polly use her ring to go home?

2. Why does Uncle Andrew try to steal Digory's green ring?

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

4. What things are prohibited in the garden?

5. Why is Uncle Andrew so frightened?

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

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

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

9. What is the first clue that the travelers are nearing the orchard where Digory has to pick the apple?

10. Explain the first joke in your own words.

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

The Magician's Nephew has, as one of its key themes, the antithesis between life and death/destruction. Describe two or three ways that theme is illustrated in The Magician's Nephew. Which force is shown to predominate?

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