Lion,Witch,Wardrobe Chapter 3

Why did Peter think that Lucy was “just making up a story for fun”?

• Nobody found her in her hiding place.

• She claimed to have been away for hours, but no time had passed for the siblings in the house.

• They did not believe in magic.

Which evidence best proves why Peter thought Lucy was "just making up a story for fun"?

• “So you’ve been hiding, have you?” said Peter. “Poor old Lu, hiding and nobody noticed! You’ll have to hide longer than that if you want people to start looking for you.”

• “It’s — it’s a magic wardrobe. There’s a wood inside it, and it’s snowing, and there’s a Faun and a Witch and it’s called Narnia; come and see.”

• I’ve been away for hours and hours, and had tea, and all sorts of things have happened.” “Don’t be silly, Lucy,” said Susan. “We’ve only just come out of that room a moment ago, and you were there then.”

What does the word “hoax” mean as used in the following excerpt?

“A jolly good hoax, Lu,” he said as he came out again; “you have really taken us in, I must admit. We half believed you.” “But it wasn’t a hoax at all,” said Lucy, “really and truly. It was all different a moment ago. Honestly it was. I promise.”

“Come, Lu,” said Peter, “that’s going a bit far. You’ve had your joke. Hadn’t you better drop it now?”

• a trick or prank

• a fun game

• a white lie

• a magical land

Which evidence from the text best proves the meaning of the word "hoax"?

• “you have really taken us in, I must admit. We half believed you.”

• “that’s going a bit far. You’ve had your joke. Hadn’t you better drop it now?”

• It was all different a moment ago. Honestly it was. I promise.”

Which of the following character traits describes Lucy in this chapter?

• risky

• imaginative

• honest

Which evidence from the text proves that Lucy is honest?

• Susan was “It” and as soon as the others scattered to hide, Lucy went to the room where the wardrobe was.

• “It’s — it’s a magic wardrobe. There’s a wood inside it, and it’s snowing, and there’s a Faun and a Witch and it's called Narnia.

• But Lucy was a very truthful girl and she knew that she was really in the right; and she could not bring herself to say this.

What does “spiteful” mean as used in the following excerpt?

The two elder ones did this without meaning to do it, but Edmund could be spiteful, and on this occasion he was spiteful. He sneered and jeered at Lucy and kept on asking her if she’d found any other new countries in other cupboards all over the house.

• curious

• cruel

• comical

What other evidence in the chapter proves that Edmund is spiteful?

• “…not because he thought it a particularly good place to hide but because he wanted to go on teasing her about her imaginary country.”

• “he came into the room just in time to see Lucy vanishing into the wardrobe.”

• "He forgot all about Lucy and went towards the light, which he thought was the open door of the wardrobe."

Who does Edmund meet first as he enters Narnia?

Make a prediction about what you think will happen next between these two characters.

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