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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the Pevensie children at the train station in Chapter 1?
(a) They enjoy watching people, and the train station is a great location.
(b) They are going to boarding school for the year.
(c) They are returning home from a vacation.
(d) They are going to visit some family in the country.

2. Which of the Pevensie children is a prize winning swimmer?
(a) Edmund.
(b) Susan.
(c) Peter.
(d) Lucy.

3. What gifts do the Seven Brothers of Shuddering Wood give Caspian in Chapter 6?
(a) A detailed map of all Narnia's rivers and caves.
(b) Mail shirts, helmets and swords.
(c) A ring with the crest of Aslan on it.
(d) A large store of arrows with a new bow.

4. What do the children eat for dinner on their first night on the island?
(a) Pieces of sandwiches left over from lunch.
(b) They cannot find anything to eat and just go hungry.
(c) Apples.
(d) Roots and berries.

5. In Chapter 6, which of Caspian's companions does not join in the dance with the fauns?
(a) Trufflehunter.
(b) Trumpkin.
(c) Nikabrik.
(d) They all join in the dance.

6. What is Prince Caspian's tutor's name?
(a) Doctor Cornelius.
(b) Professor Rufus.
(c) He is not named in the book.
(d) Siccus.

7. As the children are on the beach discussing how to get across the channel and off the island, what causes them to go and hide in the forest?
(a) They see a large bear.
(b) They spot a boat with two soliders approaching.
(c) The hear the distant sound of a group of horses and men approaching.
(d) They are afraid of getting sunburned.

8. Who is the first person to identify the ruins they have found on the island?
(a) Susan.
(b) Peter.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Edmund.

9. When Prince Caspian's mother was alive, what title did Miraz use?
(a) He had no title before the death of the Queen.
(b) Lord Protector.
(c) Prince.
(d) King.

10. In Chapter 4, why does Caspian's tutor select the tower he does for the astronomy lesson?
(a) It is the most private and there is no danger of being overheard.
(b) It is the only tower he has permission to use.
(c) It has the best view of the astronomical event.
(d) It is the shortest distance from Caspian's room.

11. As it begins to get dark on their first night on the island, what do the children do first to prepare for night?
(a) They spell out "SOS" with stones on the beach.
(b) Gather branches and build a fire.
(c) They search for and discover a cave in which to spend the night.
(d) Build a makeshift tent from their overcoats and branches.

12. Which of the following is not one of the Prince Caspian's areas of study, as listed in Chapter 5?
(a) Cosmography.
(b) Heraldry.
(c) Navigation.
(d) Rhetoric.

13. When Prince Caspian was a very young child, who was his favorite person?
(a) His nurse.
(b) His uncle, King Miraz.
(c) His aunt, Queen Prunaprismia.
(d) The gardener.

14. What reason does Susan give for missing the soldiers with her arrow in Chapter 3?
(a) Her bow is old and has lost some of its accuracy.
(b) They moved at the last instant.
(c) She was not shooting to kill.
(d) She was distracted by the appearance of the Dwarf.

15. What injuries do the Pevensie children sustain while eating their breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) Burnt fingers.
(b) Singed taste buds.
(c) They don't sustain any injuries during breakfast.
(d) Bleeding gums.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which country do the Pevensie children normally reside?

2. Which child reasons that time in Narnia moves independently from time in England, in Chapter 2?

3. What event in Chapter 5, causes Prince Caspian's life to be in danger?

4. What is Caspian's horse's name?

5. In Chapter 3, what reason does the author interject for giving his own version of Prince Caspian's story rather than the Dwarf's version?

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