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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 is very upset about this, especially when Eustace points out they must have been walking in the ________ when Jill fell in the trench.
2. The travelers walk for several weeks, killing ______ for food and sleeping on the ground.
3. What might there be at the place the children are planning to go?
4. Jill is given a ______, fresh clothes, and a fine room in which to sleep.
5. Jill is the victim of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the scene, as Jill and Eustace are reunited at the harbor.
2. What does the lion seem to represent to Jill, at the start of chapter two, and why?
3. What do the children see out Jill's window, when they're staying with the giants?
4. Describe the initial meeting between the children and the stranger at the hut.
5. What do you think is the symbolism behind Puddleglum's name?
6. 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?
7. Explain how and why the lights of the House of Harfang distract the children.
8. Describe how the mood of the novel changes, as chapter six goes on.
9. How is Puddleglum's participation in the mission to rescue the prince ironic?
10. Jill is upset that she didn't notice the signs the day before. Do you think Jill is justified in being mad at herself for missing the signs?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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