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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 do the travelers go onto the second island in Chapter 8 in search of?

2. What is there a picture of hanging in Lucy and Edmund's room at their aunt and uncles house?

3. What is the name of the person Lucy is excited to see on board the ship but Eustace is repulsed by?

4. What reason does the person who buys Caspian say he left a group of his friends to live on that island?

5. What is damaged in the storm that force the travelers to carefully ration provisions in order to survive?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the valley that Eustace finds himself in during Chapter 6 described?

2. How does Lucy ease Eustace's seasickness?

3. What does Caspian believe about the arm ring Eustace had put on?

4. What happens when Reepicheep catches Eustace sneaking water?

5. What happens when the Dawn Treader sails into a storm after leaving the Lone Islands?

6. What problems do Caspian and his sailors discuss in regard to traveling with Eustace as a dragon?

7. What reason does the narrator give to explain why Eustace doesn't recognize the dragon living in the valley?

8. How is Eustace described the first time he is seen in the book?

9. Why did Reepicheep say he decided to join Caspian on his voyage?

10. What does Eustace discover in the dragon's cave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of adventure in the book. What might the author hope for adventure to represent to the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Eustace is an interesting character that shows great character growth and bravery in the book. Part 1.) What might the author hope for the reader to learn from Eunace's portrayal? Part 2.) How is Eustace transformed emotionally when he is turned into a dragon? Part 3.) How had Eunace changed from the beginning of the book to the end?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the symbolism of Eustace being turned into a dragon in the book. What might the author hope for this transformation to represent in terms of character development for Eustace?

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