WorksheetsThe Magician's Nephew: Fourth Set
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Although Digory and Polly could have eaten all nine of Polly's toffees, they didn't. Why not, and what happened with the ninth toffee?
They thought Fledge would like the toffee, since horses like sugar cubes. They gave the ninth toffee to Fledge.
Digory came up with the idea of planting the ninth toffee to see if a toffee tree would grow. It did, and the toffee fruits were delicious.
They thought they should save one toffee in case they couldn't find food the next day. They ate the leftover toffee for breakfast.
What is the "terrible shock" that Digory gets when he, Fledge, and Polly come to the mysterious walled garden that Aslan sent them to?
He finds his mother there, completely cured.
He finds the Witch there.
Digory puts the silver apple in his pocket, which is fine, because Aslan sent him to bring back one of the apples. He does something else, however, that "it would have been better if he had not." What is that other thing that he does?
He looks at it and smells it before putting it in his pocket, which causes him to feel a terrible thirst and hunger.
He takes a second apple.
He eats the apple.
He gives Polly one to eat.
The Witch tempts Digory to eat the apple instead of bringing it back, intact, to Aslan. Which of the following are reasons why Digory resists the temptation?
His mother wouldn't want him to steal something.
His mother wouldn't want him to break his promise.
Both are reasons for his successful resistance.
Digory is able to completely shake off the Witch's efforts to corrupt him because she suggests something that clears his mind of all confusion. What does she suggest?
She suggests that both he and Polly should eat the apple, so the guilt would be shared.
She suggests that he could leave Polly behind (as part of a scheme to make sure his mom and dad don't know he stole the apple and broke his promise).
She suggests that he should share the apple with her, and be royalty like her.
Who makes the beautiful crowns for the King and Queen of Narnia?
The elephants
Aslan
Dwarfs
What does Aslan do to Uncle Andrew after the animals figure out he isn't a tree?
He puts him in the dungeon of a castle.
He puts him gently to sleep, so he can get rest from all the torments he has caused himself.
He hires him to be the court magician.
A special tree grew from the seeds of the apple Digory brought back. What will this tree do for the kingdom of Narnia?
It will provide enough food for all the animals.
It will give them all eternal youth.
It will keep the kingdom safe from the Witch.
How does Aslan say the Witch will be affected by having eaten the apple?
She will live for endless days and have abundant strength, but she will be miserable, because of her evil heart.
The apple will have no effect on her.
The apple will make her lose all her beauty and her magic powers.
What does Aslan tell Digory about the decision he made to not eat the apple and not steal the apple?
If he had stolen it to give to his mother, it would have healed her, but it would have brought about bad things as well, that they would have regretted.
If he had eaten it, he would have lived forever, and been very unhappy, like the Witch.
Both answers are part of what Digory learned from Aslan.
How does Digory's mother get healed?
The doctors figure out what's wrong with her, and give her the right medicine.
Digory brings her an apple that Aslan gave him permission to pick from the new tree.
Who comes home to Digory's house in the last chapter?
Uncle Andrew
His older brother
His dad
What happens to the tree that Digory plants in his garden with the seeds from the apple core?
It was not a fully magical tree, but it wasn't completely like other trees, and the wardrobe Digory made with its wood had magical properties.
It was a fully magical tree, just like the one in Narnia.
Uncle Andrew tries to buy it from Digory for its magic powers.
Although Uncle Andrew changes for the better as a result of seeing that his magic got him and others into lots of trouble, there is one thing about him that hasn't changed at all by the end of the novel. What hasn't changed?
He is still afraid of animals.
He still does experiments with guinea pigs.
He still has a crush on the Witch, Queen Jadis.
