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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. The children can see the top of the flat hill where they crossed the night before. It is clearly the ruins of a city of what?
2. What might there be at the place the children are planning to go?
3. Jill bursts into tears and the queen is immediately sympathetic and sends them all off to ________.
4. A few minutes later the nurse comes to take them to watch the king and queen leave on a what?
5. Who speaks to the king and queen at Eustace's suggestion?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Puddleglum's reaction to meeting the lady and the knight and what it means to the children.
2. In chapter 5, the children are taken on a long flight with the owls and are put inside a hut where they instantly fall to sleep. Do you think that it was right for the children to trust the owls and, if so, do you think the owls betrayed that trust by leaving the children alone in the strange hut?
3. Explain how and why the lights of the House of Harfang distract the children.
4. Do you agree that the owls should secretly help Jill and Eustace to rescue the prince?
5. Describe the giants' attitudes towards the children, in chapter 8, and what it could mean.
6. What do you think is the symbolism behind Puddleglum's name?
7. After going through the garden door, Jill and Eustace are on a tall mountain standing near a cliff. Jill tries to show off by standing as close to the edge as she dare. Why do you think Jill tried to show off on the cliff?
8. Do you really think Jill was mad at Eustace for not recognizing Caspian and, if so, do you think Jill was right to be mad at Eustace?
9. Describe the initial meeting between the children and the stranger at the hut.
10. Describe how the mood of the novel changes, as chapter six goes on.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bullying is a key theme of the book.
Part 1:
Explain what makes the queen of the underworld a bully.
Part 2:
Explain what makes the giants at the house of Harfang bullies.
Part 3:
Explain how you would deal with a bully in your own life and whether or not your opinion on that was changed by reading the book. If so, in what ways? Use examples from the book to back up your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Many people view the Chronicles of Narnia series, which The Silver Chair is a part of, as an interpretation of certain aspects of Christianity. Describe,in detail, three parts of the book that mirror stories from the Christian religion. For example, how does Caspian's rebirth at the end of the novel mirror the religion? Also, what part of Christianity might Aslan represent and why?
Essay Topic 3
Besides Jill's school, there are three main settings in the story, Narnia, the land of giants and the underworld (underland). Answer the following questions about each of the three settings:
1. What do you feel each setting represents?
2. In what ways do the settings reflect the people who live there and the events that take place there?
3. Is each setting good, evil or neutral? Does any setting change, in terms of goodness or evilness, as the story progresses? If so, in what ways?
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