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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 is the name of the castle the children remember from when they were Kings and Queens of Narnia?

2. What color is the hair of Prince Caspian's aunt, Queen Prunaprismia?

3. In Chapter 1, when the children feel as though they are being pulled, what do they do?

4. What land are Caspian's ancestors native of?

5. What gift does Caspian accept from the Three Bulgy Bears?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Glenstorm so sure that Caspian's coming signals a war between the Narnians and the Telmarines?

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

5. Why is Susan sad after they find the chessman in the castle ruins?

6. Why are the Telmarines afraid of the sea?

7. In Chapter 4, in what ways does Doctor Cornelius foresee Prince Caspian helping the Old Narnians?

8. In Chapter 6, for what reason does Trufflehunter suppose that the Trees have gone into a deep sleep?

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

10. Describe the Pevensie children's first impression of the castle ruins on the island.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of setting within Prince Caspian. Make sure to discuss at least three different settings and how the descriptions of those settings are integral in the development of the themes and characters.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout Prince Caspian, C.S. Lewis utilizes a unique chapter structure to illustrate the ambiguity of time and how it is relative to different characters and different worlds. Using specific textual examples, illustrate how C.S. Lewis portrays this ambiguity and also how the characters themselves respond to this relativity of time as they are presented with the hazards it creates. For example, the Pevensies are lost in an area they were previously familiar with in Chapters 8 and 9 due to the effect of time upon the landscape. Identify any statement Lewis may be making on the importance or relativism of time throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout Prince Caspian, C.S. Lewis uses scenic imagery and descriptions of physical places in Narnia as a metaphor for the plot and character development. Give three specific examples of these metaphors and how they relate to specific actions in the plot and/or development of a specific character. Discuss why or why not these metaphors are effective as literary tools augmenting the general action.

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