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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 finally convinced all the animals that Uncle Andrew was not a tree?

2. How does the Bulldog react when Uncle Andrew tries to talk to him?

3. How far away is the Lion from Digory and the others?

4. Which animal is the most impressive to watch breaking out of the ground?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What disturbs Fledge and the children at night?

7. What are Pollly and Digory concerned about?

8. What does the Cabby think has happened?

9. 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.

10. Where do the dwarfs obtain the materials to make the crowns from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Uncle Andrew is a sinister character at the start of the novel, but later on, he is more of a comic figure. Explain some of the ways that Uncle Andrew is used to provide comic relief or humor in The Magician's Nephew.

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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