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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. Later, Jill and her companions linger until the _____ is the only one left.
2. The queen then confronts the prince, ignoring his attempts to accuse her of being a what?
3. The group walks into a ______ wall.
4. After a long time they come to a sea of sorts and a ______.
5. Rilian thinks the creatures might be planning what?
Short Essay Questions
1. The knight warns Jill and her companions that he will beg them to let him go free, but if they do he will turn into a serpent and kill them all. What is the significance of that statement by the knight to the children?
2. Do you think the queen will keep her promise to marry the knight? Why or why not?
3. Explain how the creatures discover that the queen is dead.
4. Explain how the book's title applies to chapter 11.
5. As the creatures take the travelers to the queen, they begin their march through a tiny crack that Jill is afraid to enter. How has Jill's attitude changed, since the start of the book?
6. What things are foreshadowed in the chapter?
7. How does the queen attempt to brainwash the group, upon her return?
8. Explain the scene when a light is lit, at the start of chapter ten, after the children hear the mysterious voice.
9. Do you feel that Jill has changed by chapter fifteen and, if so, in what ways.
10. Why are Puddleglum and Eustace upset about eating venison, in chapter 9, and why is Jill not upset? Whose reaction do you agree with and why?
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
Answer the following questions about the silver chair itself:
1. Describe the role of the silver chair in the story. What is it and when is it mentioned?
2. Explain what the silver chair symbolizes and what destroying it was symbolic of.
3. Using details from the story, explain why you think C.S. Lewis chose to name the novel The Silver Chair and whether or not you agree with the novel title. If so, why? If not, why not?
Essay Topic 3
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
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