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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. What does Lewis need to complete the spell in Chapter Five?
2. What does Lewis like about the town of new Zebedee in Chapter Two?
3. Why does Uncle Jonathan say he can eclipse the moon in Chapter Three?
4. What does Lewis do with the Spanish Armada in Chapter Four?
5. What does Lewis find out about Uncle Jonathan’s night walks in Chapter Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lewis do for the three weeks he has before school starts in Chapter Two? Why does he like doing this?
2. What happens when Uncle Jonathan hears a clock when he picks Jonathan up in Chapter One? What does Lewis observe about Jonathan when he is walking with him to the mansion?
3. What does Lewis say he will do in Chapter Four in an attempt to keep Tarby’s interest? What does he plan with Tarby and how does he carry out this plan?
4. What is Uncle Jonathan doing when he walks at night as said in Chapter Two? Why is he doing this?
5. What does Lewis notice that is weird in the mansion in Chapter Two?
6. What does Lewis hear when he is up reading a book at night in Chapter One? What does he see when he goes to investigate?
7. Why does Uncle Jonathan have so many clocks as he tells Lewis in Chapter Two? How does this relate to the previous owners of the mansion?
8. What happens when the moon disappears in Chapter Three? What does Lewis realize he can hear?
9. How does Uncle Jonathan explain to Lewis that magic works in Chapter Two? How is this different than Lewis’ previous idea?
10. What does Lewis find Mrs. Zimmerman doing in Chapter One when he first sees her? Why does he feel embarrassed at this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Lewis first learns of magic, he tries to use logic to think it through, but then decides that logic does not apply (42). Explore the novel’s connection between the magical and the logical. How are they connected? How are they separate? How does magic vary in its connection to logic? Write three pages with at least four textual examples.
Essay Topic 2
How does Lewis find courage in the novel? Look at his interaction with Tarby in Chapter Nine, as well as two other examples. Consider how outside poems, songs, and other words allow Lewis to find courage. What is the novel saying about where courage comes from? Write three pages with at least four textual examples.
Essay Topic 3
How is suspense and fear built in the novel? Consider the structure of the events of the novel in pages, chapters, and as a whole as well as the language used in each of these events. Write three pages with at least four textual examples.
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