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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 part of the ship breaks in two and leaves the ship without sailing capabilities in Chapter 5?

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

3. Whom does Caspian call at the end of Chapter 3 to pretend to signal other ships in the bay?

4. What does Eustace begin doing on the ship to record his travels?

5. What does Eustace demand to happen immediately after he first boards the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the travelers encounter a group of rough looking men on the Lone Islands?

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

3. Why has Edmund and Lucy come to stay with their aunt and uncle?

4. What occurs when Caspian and the others are taken to a small town on the wharf in Chapter 3?

5. What happens when Reepicheep catches Eustace sneaking water?

6. What does Lucy recall about her visit to the Lone Islands when she reigned as Queen of Narnia?

7. How does Eustace say he was turned from a dragon back into a boy?

8. Why does Caspian refuse when Lord Bern asks if he will stay in the Lone Islands?

9. How does Lucy react when she first sees Reepicheep in the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A common thought represented throughout much of the book is the concept of duty. Part 1.) How does Caspian view his duties to the lords he is hoping to save? Part 2.) What might the author hope for the characters' duties to represent in the book? Part 3.) What parallels can be seen between the characters' acts of duty and religion?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Lucy's role in the book. Part 1.) What role does she serve in terms of leadership on the ship? Part 2.) In what ways could Lucy be considered an advisor on the ship? Part 3.) How did Lucy grow after her time spent in the magician's room?

Essay Topic 3

Arguably the most present theme throughout the book is that of Christianity. Part 1.) How is Christianity a common theme throughout the whole book? Part 2.) What lessons in morals and duty were taught in the book that mirrored the Christian faith? Part 3.) What purpose did the author have for setting such a religious tone in the book?

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