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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. Eustace says that he is a friend of Caspian's and will not do what?

3. Who do the owls think would stop the children, if the plan was discovered?

4. Jill and Eustace have landed in a field close to a harbor beside a large what?

5. When someone asks Jill and Eustace to help in Aslan's name, they should know it is whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Jill refuses to explore very far in the trench, so Eustace jumps into the trench to find out for himself. How is that similar to or different from when the two were standing on the cliff at the start of the book?

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

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

4. Explain how and why the lights of the House of Harfang distract the children.

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Answer the following questions about Eustace using examples from the book to back up your answers:

1. What is Eustace's role in the story?

2. Do you think Eustace is a necessary character to the story? Why or why not?

3. How do you think the story would be changed if Eustace were not present? Discuss at least two parts of the book that would be altered by his absence

Essay Topic 3

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.

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