The Magician’s Nephew By C. S. Lewis 2017 4th Grade Summer Reading Study Guide Sr. Mary Kolbe Heffern, F.S.E. St. Mary’s School Due Tuesday, September 5, 2017

As you read, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Answer questions for each chapter before reading the next chapter. Chapter One: The Wrong Door 1. What city and country do Polly and Digory live in? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. In about what year do you think the story is set? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does “blubbing” mean and why does Digory say he has been doing it? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does it mean that Mr. Ketterly is “mad?” ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does Uncle Andrew offer Polly and why does she accept it? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

6. Would you have accepted what Uncle Andrew offered? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What parts of this chapter could happen in real life? What makes this fantasy? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Two: Digory and His Uncle 1. Who is Mrs. Lefay? What are some interesting things learned about her in this chapter? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did Uncle Andrew’s godmother give him days before her death and what was Uncle Andrew supposed to do with it? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

3. What do you think it says about Digory that he calls Uncle Andrew’s action “rotten?” ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why does Uncle Andrew think rules don’t apply to him? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Where was the box from, and what does the reader learn about that place? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why does Uncle Andrew make the yellow rings? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is the purpose of the green rings? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

8. What does Digory say usually happens to wicked magicians in fairy tales? Do you think this will be the case for Uncle Andrew? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. What would you do if you were facing the same problem as Digory in this chapter? Explain your plan in at least two or three full sentences. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Three: The Wood Between the Worlds 1. What types of things was the wood lacking that made it different than any other wood? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

2. What did the wood have, and what does Digory predict about what is in the wood? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does Digory want to do while they are in the wood, and why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does Polly want to do, and why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does it mean to compromise, and why is what Polly and Digory decide to do a good example of a compromise? Do you think it was a good idea for them to compromise? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Four: The Bell and the Hammer 1. What is similar about the courtyard and the wood between the worlds? What is different? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does Polly want to do after reading the poem by the golden bell and hammer, and why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does Digory want to do after reading the poem, and why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Do you think you would side with Polly or Digory if you were there? Why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

6. Summarize, in one or two sentences, what happens after Digory strikes the bell. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Five: The Deplorable Word 1. List as many adjectives and descriptive phrases as you can that C. S. Lewis uses to describe Queen Jadis. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

2. What is Digory’s first impression of the Queen? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

3. What is Polly’s first impression of the Queen? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What phrase does the Queen use that Uncle Andrew also used, and what do you think it says about her character? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Six: The Beginning of Uncle Andrew’s Troubles 1. What does the Queen want from Uncle Andrew? Why does she stop paying attention to Digory and Polly? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why does Polly want Digory to apologize? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

3. Why is Digory worried about the Witch being at his house? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What do you predict the Witch will do in London? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Seven: What Happened at the Front Door 1. Who does Aunt Letty call “young woman” and what does Aunt Letty think of her? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What power does the Witch realize she doesn’t have in our world, and what does she do instead when she realizes her power doesn’t work? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does Digory overhear about his mom, and what does he want to do about it? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

4. Do you think Digory’s idea of how he can help his mom is a good idea? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What happens just as Digory is about to slip the yellow ring on? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Eight: The Fight at the Lamp-post 1. What does the Cabby want to sing and why does it seem “not very suitable?” ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does Uncle Andrew want Digory to do, and why does Digory refuse? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does everyone hear, and where does it sound like it is coming from? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

4. What begins to happen as the singing continues? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What are some words used to describe the voice? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Does the voice and what is happening make you think of anything else in our world? If so, what does it make you think of? What might C. S. Lewis want you to think of? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What does the Cabby think of the music? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. What does the Witch think of the music and why does she think this? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. Who is the Singer? ___________________________________________________________

Chapter Nine: The Founding of Narnia 1. Why does Uncle Andrew want to go back to his world and leave the Witch behind? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did Polly find interesting about the song and the things that were happening? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What happened to the iron bar? ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does Uncle Andrew think this means about this world? What does he want to do? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. When Digory hears the phrase “land of youth,” who does he think of and what does he want to do? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Ten: The First Joke and Other Matters 1. What does the word “dumb” mean in the context of this chapter? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What do you think Aslan means when he says “For jokes as well as justice come in with speech”? How are the talking animals expected to use their speech? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Now that Strawberry can talk, what does he say about the way the Cabby treated him? How does the Cabby respond? What is your opinion about how the Cabby treated Strawberry, and why? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why doesn’t Uncle Andrew like the Lion? What is he worried about as Digory tries to speak with Aslan? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Eleven: Digory and His Uncle are Both in Trouble 1. What did the talking animals think Uncle Andrew was, and what did they decide to do with him? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. For what does Digory ask Aslan? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does Aslan mean by “This is the Boy who did it”? What did Digory do and why are the animals concerned with what he did? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does Digory say that lets Aslan know Digory did know the difference between right and wrong at the bell? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

5. What does Aslan say the race of Adam will help do? How does Aslan make this happen? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. What did the Cabby and his wife promise? Who can you think of, in our world, who made similar promises? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Twelve: Strawberry’s Adventure 1. What does Aslan ask Digory to do? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does Digory want in return? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

3. What does Aslan say in response to what Digory wants in return, and what do you think Aslan means? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What happens to Strawberry, and what is his new name? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Who accompanies Digory on his mission for Aslan? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. When Fledge and the children land for the night, what do Digory and Polly realize they do not have, and what does Fledge say they should have done? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Why do you think it is good to ask for something, even if the other person knows you need it? How does this also relate to what God wants from us when we pray? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. What do the children end up eating that night? What do they do with the one they don’t eat, and what do they hope will happen to it? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Thirteen: An Unexpected Meeting 1. What do Polly and Digory discover when they wake up in the morning? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. How is “the Place” described? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why don’t Polly and Fledge go with Digory into “the Place?” ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

4. Why do you think we sometimes have to enter difficult situations on our own? Are we ever truly alone? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is written on the gates, and what do you think it means? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. How are the tree and fruit described? Can you think of another story about fruit on a tree, in gardens? What happens? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. When the Witch tried to convince Digory to take a bite of the fruit, or to take the fruit to his mother, how does Digory know he shouldn’t listen to her? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

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Chapter Fourteen: The Planting of the Tree 1. What happened to Uncle Andrew? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why does Aslan say that he can’t say anything to unfrighten Uncle Andrew? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What will the Tree do for Narnia and how does this magic work? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

5. What would the fruit of the tree have done to Digory if he had eaten it or taken it for his mother to eat? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does Aslan offer Digory for his mother? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Why do you think receiving fruit from Aslan is different from taking it? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Fifteen: The End of this Story and the Beginning of all the Others 1. What warning does Aslan give to Digory and Polly about their world? What do you think it means? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

2. What command does Aslan give, and why do you think he gives it? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is happening when Polly and Digory return to their world, and what do they discover about the passing of time while they are in Narnia? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does the Apple of Youth look like when Digory is preparing to give it to his mother? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does Digory do with the apple core? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does it seem like the doctor says about Digory’s mother? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

7. What happens to the tree when the Kirke’s move? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. How does the tree eventually die and what happens to its wood? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. What lesson does Uncle Andrew learn? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________