Ch 9 The Horse and His Boy

What is Lasaraleen's emotional state at the beginning of this chapter?

• shy

• brave

• hostile

• unnerved

Aravis decides that now is no time to ____.

• show mercy

• try on new dresses

• be rough and rude

• find the horses

True or False.

Lasaraleen tells Aravis that she now sees why she can't marry Ahoshta.

• True

• False

When Aravis and Shasta meet again they decide ____.

• to head back into Tashbaan

• to follow the river to the ocean

• to find a boat to catch up to the Narnians

• to get to Narnia before Prince Rabadash

Why can't Shasta walk beside Bree in the daytime?

• He is too tired to walk.

• He was afraid of the ghosts.

• Aravis made fun of him.

• The sand was too hot on his bare feet.

Which word describes the first day's journey across the desert?

• endless

• quick

• peaceful

• eventful

Where did the group rest for a little while?

• at an oasis

• in the shade of a tall rock

• under a single palm tree

• under an umbrella that Aravis had brought

True or false.

After riding all morning, they rested by the rock and then waited for the sun to go down before they traveled on.

• True

• False

After the group enters the gully, they encounter a _____.

• lion

• enchanted tree

• trickle, which turns into a brook, than a stream, then a river

• a walled city

The group accidentally _____ after enjoying the water.

• floats down the river

• disturbs a beaver’s dam

• breaks Shasta’s leg

• falls asleep