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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 are taken on a long flight with the owls and are put inside what?

2. After another good cry, when the lion leaves, Jill wonders around where, exploring her surroundings?

3. What creature blows Eustace away from Jill?

4. The lady says they should tell the gentle giants there that she has sent them for what Feast?

5. The lion says that who is missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the children feel they had to sneak away from the giants?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

6. What strange advice does the lady with the knight give the travelers?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. If you were Jill, how would you handle the confrontation with the school bullies?

10. Briefly describe the confrontation between Jill and the lion at the water, before Jill drinks.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using several examples from the book, explain how going to Narnia helped Jill. Also, explain how Jill's presence in Narnia changed the course of events. What might have happened if Eustace and Puddleglum had gone on their adventure without Jill?

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

Make a detailed list of three situations where foreshadowing was used in the book. Also, explain the outcomes of each situation and how it might have been affected if the foreshadowing event hadn't taken place.

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