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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 to Trumpkin, who is what?
2. Jill is very upset about this, especially when Eustace points out they must have been walking in the ________ when Jill fell in the trench.
3. The weather becomes what?
4. ustace asks where they are and the creature answers they are in Cair what?
5. What can Trumpkin not do very well?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Puddleglum's participation in the mission to rescue the prince ironic?
2. What do you think is the symbolism behind Puddleglum's name?
3. Why do the owls have to secretly meet to try to save the prince?
4. If you were Jill, how would you handle the confrontation with the school bullies?
5. Explain how and why the lights of the House of Harfang distract the children.
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. 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?
8. Why didn't Eustace recognize his friend, King Caspian?
9. Describe how the mood of the novel changes, as chapter six goes on.
10. Describe the giants' attitudes towards the children, in chapter 8, and what it could mean.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose the character from the following list that you feel is least necessary and explain why. Also, explain how the book would be different if that character was not present. Use at least two examples from the book to back yourself up.
1. Glimfeather
2. Puddleglum
3. Eustace
Essay Topic 2
Part 1:
Describe, in detail, four lessons that you feel the book as a whole tries to teach. Use several examples from the book to back up your choices.
Part 2:
Of the four lessons that you chose, pick the two that you feel are most important. Explain why you think those lessons are most important and how you feel you can apply them to real life. Use at least two real life scenarios to back up your answer.
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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