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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. Who offers to go with Lucy and follow Aslan if the party splits up?

2. When Lucy wakes up Edmund in Chapter 10, how does he respond?

3. What is the name of their great ship that Lucy and Susan reminisce about in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 11, why does Susan believe she cannot see Aslan?

5. In Chapter 11, as the Pevensies contemplate splitting up the party, who does Trumpkin plan on following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Susan hesitate to kill the bear approaching them in Chapter 9?

2. As Caspian awaits the council at Dancing Lawn in Chapter 7, how is his daily life different from what he is accustomed to at Miraz's castle?

3. In Chapter 11, after Aslan gives a mighty roar what happens?

4. What does Peter say to Aslan in Chapter 11, once he is able to see him?

5. Describe the terrain the Pevensies and Trumpkin travel over near the gorge of the Rush in Chapter 10?

6. As Edmund and Peter travel into the mound, what is thought provoking about the carvings on the walls?

7. What are the first words Aslan speaks to Edmund?

8. Describe the Hag who attends the council with Nikabrik and Caspian in Chapter 12.

9. What are some of the reasons that Trumpkin disbelieves Lucy's sighting of Aslan in Chapter 9?

10. How does Susan feel when she can finally see Aslan in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Prince Caspian, much focus is given to the issue of right versus wrong. Using specific characters and situations, discuss how Lewis highlights this dichotomy and specifically how the idea of right versus wrong relates to good versus evil.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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