1. Who are the main characters introduced in Chap.
1? How do they meet? Why has the boy been crying? What is the setting (where does the
story take place, and what time of year is it)? How does the weather affect the adventure?
What did the girl discover in the box-room (storage room) in the attic? What use did she
make of her discovery?
2. What do the children learn about Uncle Andrew in Chap. 2? What kind of a person is he?
How would you describe his character?
3. How is the Wood between the Worlds like the tunnel in the attic? The similarity between
the two places gives the boy a wild idea. What is it?
4. What is Digory tempted to do in Chap. 4? Why does he do it? Does it seem like magic
forced him to do it? Are there reasons why he should (or shouldn’t) have done what he
did?
5. What do the children learn about Queen Jadis in Chap. 5? Would you describe her
character? Do you see any similarities between her and Uncle Andrew? Why does Jadis want
to go to the children’s world? What is it that catches her interest, causing a
"hungry and greedy look" on her face?
6. In Chap. 6, how does Queen Jadis seem to think about Uncle Andrew? How does she treat
him? What does that show us about Jadis? What new word does Lewis use to describe her?
What more do we learn about Uncle Andrew in this chapter? Why had be become a magician?
7. In Chap. 7, why is Digory so interested in the lady who brings some grapes for his
mother? What idea does it put in his head? What does Aunt Letty say about the grapes?
8. How is the Cabby portrayed in Chap. 8? What kind of person is he? How does Queen Jadis
behave when the pool takes them to the dark world? How does she describe it? What did the
children hear in the darkness? What "two wonders" happened in the same moment?
Who is the Singer? How is he described?
9. What does Polly notice about the Lion’s song in Chap. 9? What does she think is
going on? How effective is the Witch’s attack on the Lion? How does the Lion respond?
How do Jadis and Andrew respond to the Lion? What makes Uncle Andrew so excited about
"commercial possibilities"? What did he discover? What does the Lion to all the
creatures just before He wakes them up? Can you think of anything like that which happens
in the Bible? What does the Lion say to the Beasts?
10. What does the Lion give to all of the creatures in Chap. 10? What warning does He
make? What is the "First Joke" in Narnia? Who makes it? What name does the
author give to the Lion in Chap. 10? What more do we learn about Uncle Andrew in this
chapter? According to Lewis, what did Andrew succeed in doing? What do we learn about
Andrew’s "point of view"? What does this demonstrate about the importance
of "where a person stands" or "what sort of person you are"? What does
"talking lettuce" have to do with what the Jackdaw calls the "Second
Joke" in Narnia?
11. In Chap. 11, what does the Jackdaw call the "Third Joke"? In this chapter
Aslan calls a council to discuss the safety of Narnia, and he warns the creatures that
"an evil has already entered it." What does Aslan ask Digory to do in front of
the council of Beasts? From his conversation with Aslan does it seem like the enchanted
writing in Charn forced Digory to ring the bell and wake up Jadis? What does Aslan promise
to do about the evil consequences which now will inevitably come upon Narnia?
12. In Chap. 12 what does Digory see in Aslan’s eyes, when he asks Him to cure His
mother? What does that tell us about Aslan? What happens to Strawberry in this chapter?
What mission does Aslan give to Digory and the horse?
13. What warning does Digory find written on the golden gates outside the sacred garden in
Chap. 13? What is Digory tempted to do? Can you think of any parallels (similar
situations) in the Bible? What helps Digory not to do the wrong thing?
14. Aslan promises that the tree which Digory planted will protect Narnia from the Witch
for many years as a "Shield." Why will she "loathe" the tree and want
to avoid it?
15. How did the children get into Narnia to begin with? How do they leave Narnia and get
home? What happened to the Apple which Aslan gave to Digory? What warning and command did
Aslan give to the children before He sent them back to their own world?
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