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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. When the children first find themselves on the beach in Chapter 1, what do they do first?

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

3. What are Naiads?

4. What reason does Susan give for missing the soldiers with her arrow in Chapter 3?

5. What artifact does Susan find by the well in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, which Pevensie child tries to persuade the others to save their sandwiches and why?

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

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

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

5. Describe the appearance of Doctor Cornelius as given in Chapter 4.

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

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

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

9. Why is Susan's horn not in the treasure room in Chapter 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Prince Caspian, Lewis utilizes the popular mythical figure of Bacchus as an important character in the end of the novel. Discuss how the myths of Bacchus as established in literature at large affect how his character is viewed in the book. Identify and discuss any inferences Lewis makes in the book to Bacchus's persona outside of the novel and what affect those inferences have upon the story.

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, several characters go through a rapid growth and maturing process due to the experiences they undergo. Using at least two specific examples from the text, discuss how Lewis illustrates this growth and maturing process and how it is central to the overarching theme of the novel.

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