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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. Of what things from our world does Strawberry have fond memories?

2. What does the Lion do that surprises Digory?

3. Which animal first tries talking to Uncle Andrew?

4. Which animal brings Uncle Andrew to Aslan?

5. What is the name of Uncle Andrew's cousin who was in the Yeomanry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the first joke in your own words.

4. How does the song affect the characters?

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

6. What will happen to the Witch now that she has eaten an apple?

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

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

9. What disturbs Fledge and the children at night?

10. What things show that the place they have come to is a new world that is just beginning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Digory's house in London at the start of the book and what it is like at the end. How has the house changed? Consider physical changes, and also symbolic changes with respect to the theme of Life versus Death.

Part 1: Describe Digory's house at the beginning of the novel.

Part 2: Describe how Digory's house changes by the end of the novel.

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

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.

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