The Magician's Nephew: First Set

Front

Digory had been crying when he and Polly meet for the first time. Why was he crying?

Back

His mother is seriously ill, and he is worried that she will die.

Front

Digory is living with Mr. and Miss Ketterley. Who are they?

Back

His Aunt Letty and Uncle Andrew

Front

Does Aunt Letty think Digory should go to Uncle Andrew's study on the top floor?

Back

No, she tries to keep him away.

Front

How do Polly and Digory end up in Uncle Andrew's study in Chapter 1?

Back

They enter the room by accident, when they are going through the "tunnel" of attics of multiple row houses.

Front

Why won't Uncle Andrew let Polly and Digory leave the room when they come into his study?

Back

He wants to use them as human guinea pigs in his experiment.

Front

Why does Uncle Andrew call Polly "a very attractive young lady"?

Back

He is using flattery to manipulate and trick her into picking up one of the rings, in particular a yellow one.

Front

Uncle Andrew tells Digory "Men like me, who possess hidden wisdom, are freed from common rules." Why does he say this?

Back

He is making fancy but false excuses for his own bad choices. He is full of himself: he thinks he is better and more important than other people.

Front

Who said to Uncle Andrew, "All I can say ... even if you are my Uncle -- is that you've behaved like a coward, sending a girl to a place you're afraid to go yourself."

Back

Digory

Front

Who did Digory call "a wicked, cruel magician like the ones in the stories?"

Back

Uncle Andrew, who is known outside his family as Mr. Ketterley.

Front

When Digory takes the rings from Uncle Andrew, why does he think "he could not decently have done anything else"?

Back

It was the only way he could be sure that Polly would be able to come back safely.