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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 lion says that who is missing?
2. Caspian has grown very old and has sailed away to find ________.
3. A few minutes later the nurse comes to take them to watch the king and queen leave on a what?
4. The lady directs them to the House of ________, where they can get a warm meal and a warm bed.
5. When Jill wants to go on an adventure, who calls Aslan?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Puddleglum's participation in the mission to rescue the prince ironic?
2. Describe the initial meeting between the children and the stranger at the hut.
3. At first Jill thinks that Eustace might be on the side of the bullies. Eustace tells Jill that he is different since a strange adventure he went on with his cousins. Do you think, in real life, that bullies can be changed by having a certain experience?
4. When the travelers reach a bridge made by giants that runs across a deep precipice, Puddleglum is reluctant to use it because he is afraid it might be an enchanted bridge and it might disappear while they are only half across. Based on what is already known about the giants at that point, do you think Puddleglum's fear was valid?
5. 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?
6. When a talking owl greets them, Jill tells the owl why they are there, which is news to Eustace since she has not told him yet. Eustace asks where they are and the owl answers they are in Cair Paravel and that it was King Caspian who has just left. Why does that news upset Jill?
7. Why did the children feel they had to sneak away from the giants?
8. As the travelers are traveling along, at one point, Jill wanders up ahead and falls into a trench. What information does Jill's fall convey about Jill's personal journey in the book so far?
9. Briefly describe the confrontation between Jill and the lion at the water, before Jill drinks.
10. What problem does Puddleglum have that makes meeting the king and queen of the giants difficult and how did that problem occur?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Answer the following questions using one of these characters:
Eustace
Jill
Puddleglum
Part 1:
What character in the story do you feel changed most, as the story went on? Use at least three examples from the story to explain that character's growth, as the story progressed.
Part 2:
What character do you feel changed the least throughout the book and why do you feel that way? Be sure to use at least three examples from the story to back up your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Part 1:
Using at least four detailed examples from the book, explain how Jill's attitude changed and what lessons she learned, as the book progressed.
Part 2:
How do you think Jill would deal with new bullies in the future, if the book continued beyond where it ends?
Essay Topic 3
The only two characters present throughout the entire book are Eustace and Jill. Of the two characters, Eustace and Jill, which was your favorite at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the book and why? Did your choice change, as the book progressed? Why or why not? Also, in what ways do you think both characters improved over times and in what ways would you improve upon them, if you could?
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