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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how do the children open the door they find in the castle ruins?
(a) They break down the rotting wood with pocket knives.
(b) They burn the door down by making a fire at its base.
(c) They discover a key to its lock.
(d) They are unable to open the door.

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

3. When the children first find themselves on the beach in Chapter 1, what do they do first?
(a) They start erecting a shelter.
(b) They take of their shoes and wade in the water.
(c) They immediately start looking for food.
(d) They start crying and commiserating that they are lost.

4. In Chapter 4, what astronomical event does Caspian's tutor plan a midnight lesson around?
(a) A solar eclipse.
(b) The conjunction of the planets Tarva and Alambil.
(c) A meteor shower.
(d) An appearance of a rare commet, called Thusiluas.

5. Why do the children decide to leave the treasure room in Chapter 2?
(a) They want to save the battery of Edmund's torch.
(b) They hear something up above in the ruins.
(c) They are afraid of what may be lurking in the shadows down there.
(d) The treasure room is extremely cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Pevensie children do for their first meal on the island?

2. What happened to all of the great lords who had known Prince Caspian's father, after the Queen died?

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

4. Why does the Dwarf agree to tell his story before the children relate their story in Chapter 3?

5. What instruments does Prince Caspian learn to play in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the appearance of the soldiers in Chapter 3.

2. What is the difference between a Black Dwarf and a Red Dwarf?

3. What character trait are badgers known for, as described by Trufflehunter in Chapter 5?

4. What do the Pevensie children find to the worst part of sleeping out of doors in Chapter 3?

5. Describe the treasure room as the Pevensie children find it in Chapter 2.

6. As the Dwarf begins his story in Chapter 3, why are the Pevensie children confused?

7. What magical power is attributed to Susan's horn?

8. How have Doctor Cornelius's ancestors survived the rule of the Telmarines?

9. Describe the appearance of the Dwarf, as described in Chapter 3.

10. Why doesn't Trufflehunter want to let the Ogre and Hag know about Caspian and invite them to join their force in Chapter 6?

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