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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. Jill and Eustace must find the ruined city of ancient what?
2. Caspian has grown very old and has sailed away to find ________.
3. When they get to the door who knocks on it?
4. What creature blows Eustace away from Jill?
5. Jill is upset because it is clearly whom that Eustace was supposed to talk to and now he has missed his opportunity?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Eustace is afraid that the owls are against Caspian?
2. 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?
3. Describe the scene, as Jill and Eustace are reunited at the harbor.
4. How did Jill's attitude on the cliff backfire on her? What is that incident meant to show?
5. Describe Puddleglum's reaction to meeting the lady and the knight and what it means to the children.
6. What are Jill's four tasks that are set out by Aslan?
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. How does Jill learn the lion's identity?
9. How is Puddleglum's participation in the mission to rescue the prince ironic?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Near the end of the book, Aslan goes to the real world to help Jill with her bully problem.
Part 1:
Do you think it was necessary for Aslan to help Jill at the end of the book or do you think Jill had evolved enough to help herself? Use examples from the book to back yourself up.
Part 2:
If you were Jill, do you feel that you would have preferred to confront the bullies without Aslan? Why or why not? Would you have preferred to have help from someone other than Aslan? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Answer the following questions about the silver chair itself:
1. Describe the role of the silver chair in the story. What is it and when is it mentioned?
2. Explain what the silver chair symbolizes and what destroying it was symbolic of.
3. Using details from the story, explain why you think C.S. Lewis chose to name the novel The Silver Chair and whether or not you agree with the novel title. If so, why? If not, why not?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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