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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 asks Eustace if he recognizes any of the people and he says he does not despite the fact that whose signs say he will?

2. One day, Drinian accompanied the prince and discovered that a __________ was visiting him.

3. Who vowed to kill the creature that bit the queen?

4. The prince was traveling in the north with his _________ .

5. When Jill wants to go on an adventure, who calls Aslan?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Describe the giants' attitudes towards the children, in chapter 8, and what it could mean.

3. 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?

4. Do you agree that the owls should secretly help Jill and Eustace to rescue the prince?

5. 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?

6. What do the children see out Jill's window, when they're staying with the giants?

7. Describe the scene, as Jill and Eustace are reunited at the harbor.

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. What does the lion seem to represent to Jill, at the start of chapter two, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Answer the following questions about the character of Aslan:

What does Aslan represent in the story?

What are Aslan's motivations in the story?

What major things in the story would be different, if Aslan were not present?

Essay Topic 3

Using at least three examples from the book, explain how the author, C.S. Lewis, tries using changes in setting to change the entire mood of the book. Also, explain whether or not you feel that those changes in mood were accomplished successfully. Why or why not?

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