Narnia - the Magicians Nephew
Chapter 1
Who are the main characters introduced in Chap. 1?
The main characters introduced in Ch. 1 are Digory and Polly.
How do they meet?
They meet when Digory climbs into Polly’s yard.
Why has the boy been crying? The boy has been crying because he lives with his mysterious aunt and uncle and his mother is about to die.
What is the setting (where does the story take place, and what time of year is it)?
The story takes place in London during the summer.
How does the weather affect the adventure?
The weather affects the adventure because they are forced to play inside because of what a wet summer it was.
What did the girl discover in the box-room (storage room) in the attic? What use did she make of her discovery?
Polly discovered a tunnel leading to all the other houses in the storage room. She makes use of the discovery by attempting to sneak into a supposedly abandoned house.
Chapter 2
What do the children learn about Uncle Andrew in Chap. 2?
In Chapter 2, the children learn that Uncle Andrew has been preforming secret experiments in his attic.
What kind of a person is he?
He is a magician, and very cruel and deceptive to his experiment subjects (Polly and an unspecified number of Guinea pigs).
How would you describe his character?
He doesn’t have a very good character.
Chapter 3
How is the Wood between the Worlds like the tunnel in the attic?
The Wood between the Worlds is like the tunnel in the attic because you can access multiple places from that one place.
The similarity between the two places gives the boy a wild idea. What is it?
The similarity between the 2 places gives Digory the wild idea of jumping into other pools and exploring other worlds.
Chapter 4
What is Digory tempted to do in Chap. 4?
In Chapter 4, Digory is tempted to ring the bell.
Why does he do it?
He does this because he is struck with curiosity about what would happen.
Does it seem like magic forced
Who are the main characters introduced in Chap. 1?
The main characters introduced in Ch. 1 are Digory and Polly.
How do they meet?
They meet when Digory climbs into Polly’s yard.
Why has the boy been crying? The boy has been crying because he lives with his mysterious aunt and uncle and his mother is about to die.
What is the setting (where does the story take place, and what time of year is it)?
The story takes place in London during the summer.
How does the weather affect the adventure?
The weather affects the adventure because they are forced to play inside because of what a wet summer it was.
What did the girl discover in the box-room (storage room) in the attic? What use did she make of her discovery?
Polly discovered a tunnel leading to all the other houses in the storage room. She makes use of the discovery by attempting to sneak into a supposedly abandoned house.
Chapter 2
What do the children learn about Uncle Andrew in Chap. 2?
In Chapter 2, the children learn that Uncle Andrew has been preforming secret experiments in his attic.
What kind of a person is he?
He is a magician, and very cruel and deceptive to his experiment subjects (Polly and an unspecified number of Guinea pigs).
How would you describe his character?
He doesn’t have a very good character.
Chapter 3
How is the Wood between the Worlds like the tunnel in the attic?
The Wood between the Worlds is like the tunnel in the attic because you can access multiple places from that one place.
The similarity between the two places gives the boy a wild idea. What is it?
The similarity between the 2 places gives Digory the wild idea of jumping into other pools and exploring other worlds.
Chapter 4
What is Digory tempted to do in Chap. 4?
In Chapter 4, Digory is tempted to ring the bell.
Why does he do it?
He does this because he is struck with curiosity about what would happen.
Does it seem like magic forced