Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Why was Jill crying at the beginning of the book?
Page 1 — She was being bullied
1
How did Jill and Eustace arrive in Narnia?
Page 9 — They ran into a doorway away from some bullies and the other side of the door was Narnia
9
How do you know the kids were in Narnia?
Page 16 — Jill saw Aslan
16
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Jill rush to get a drink from the glade?
Page 19 — Aslan was right next to it and she thought he would eat her
19
What did Aslan want Jill to remember?
Page 24 — The four signs he told her to help them in their task
24
What was Jill’s consequence for making Eustace fall off the edge of the cliff?
Page 25 — Eustace doesn’t know the signs and Jill has to remember them herself and tell them to Eustace
25
How did Jill and Eustace travel to Narnia?
Page 26 — On Aslan’s breath
26
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Who was the old king that got on the ship?
Page 39 — Prince Caspian
39
Why was Eustace so confused about Narnia?
Page 41 — He’d never been to the land of Narnia before, only to the sea
41
Did Eustace and Jill fulfill the first sign Aslan gave them? Why or why not?
Page 44 — No, Eustace didn’t recognize the old king and Jill couldn’t get Eustace to understand the sign
44
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
How did Jill and Eustace leave the castle and travel to the tower?
Page 52 — The white owl, Glimfeather
52
Why would Trumpkin forbid the kids to look for the lost prince?
Page 54 — Knights, centaurs, good giants, etc.(champions) have tried to find the prince and have never returned
54
How did Prince Caspian’s wife die?
Page 57 — She was poisoned by a serpent while out with the prince
57
Why did Drinian tell the king he felt he was a traitor and to slay him?
Page 60 — He held his tongue when he found out what Rilian was up to
60
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Where did the kids sleep after the owls dropped them off?
Page 66 — In a Marsh-wiggle’s wigwam
66
Describe Puddleglum.
Page 70 — He’s seems to always be negative and hopeless
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What type of people live in Ettinsmoor?
Page 74 — Giants
74
What stopped Eustace and Jill from quarreling?
Page 78 — Puddleglum stating that all adventures are ready to knife each other at the end of an adventure
78
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why did the giants throw rocks at the travelers?
Page 82 — They didn’t see the travelers and were playing a game with each other
82
Who did the children meet after crossing the bridge?
Page 89 — A knight and beautiful women
89
Why did Puddleglum think the knight was suspicious?
Page 92 — He didn’t talk
92
Why was it a problem that Jill didn’t remember to recite the signs Aslan gave her?
Page 94 — The signs were to help the children find the prince and if Jill didn’t remember the signs, they wouldn’t know where to go or what to look for
94
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Describe the weather the children traveled in to Harfang?
Page 98 — Blizzard
98
How did the giant react to the travelers?
Page 108 — He let them in and introduced them to the king
108
What did the giant give Puddleglum to drink?
Page 110 — Liquor
110
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why did Jill begin to cry when they stood before the king and queen?
Page 115 — She was cold, tired, hungry and scared
115
Describe Jill’s dream.
Page 119 — Aslan came to her and asked her to repeat the signs, but she couldn’t. He carried her to the window sill. As she looked out, she saw “under me” written in the sky
119
How did the children mess up the third sign?
Page 123 — They walked through the ruined city in the storm and passed it. Now they’re stuck in the giant’s home.
123
Why was it important that Jill got permission to run around the castle?
Page 128 — The children could explore and find the best way to escape and wouldn’t look suspicious when they were outside of their rooms while escaping
128
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why did Puddleglum warn the children to stop eating the venison?
Page 132 — The venison was from a talking beast
132
Why was Jill alarmed after reading two recipes in the cookbook?
Page 135 — There was a recipe for man and another one for Marsh-wiggle
135
Where did the travelers go to hide from the hounds and giants?
Page 140 — A hole in a giant stair
140
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What type of people lived underground?
Page 146 — Gnomes
146
What human did the travelers get taken to?
Page 158 — The quiet Knight
158
How does the knight feel about his queen?
Page 158 — That she can do no wrong
158
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
What enchantment does the queen save the knight from?
Page 164 — He turns into a serpent a certain time every night
164
Why did the Knight want the children and Puddleglum to watch over him as he was tied to the silver chair?
Page 168 — To comfort him
168
Why did they let the Knight go?
Page 176 — He gave the fourth sign; he’s the prince
176
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
What did the queen do after Rilian asked her to let them go peacefully?
Page 181 — She threw green powder into the fireplace and played a stringed instrument
181
What did Jill remember while fighting the witch’s enchantment?
Page 187 — Aslan
187
What did Puddleglum do to stop the enchantment?
Page 189 — Stamped out the fire
189
What did the witch turn into?
Page 192 — A serpent
192
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
What was the result of the queen’s death?
Page 198 — Her magic ended and the Underworld was getting destroyed by flood and volcano
198
What figure was on Rilian’s shield?
Page 202 — an image of the Lion
202
Who was following the travelers as they rode through the city to escape?
Page 204 — Gnomes
204
How did the gnome respond when the Prince told him the queen was dead?
Page 209 — He was happy and said Rilian was a friend
209
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
What had the witch done to the gnomes?
Page 210 — She had put an enchantment on them so they would be her slaves
210
What made the gnomes wake up?
Page 212 — Rilian, Eustace, and Puddleglum killing the queen
212
Why were the gnomes acting like they were going to war?
Page 213 — They didn’t know the queen was dead and were ready to fight so they could go back home
213
Why did the gnomes fling themselves into the chasm?
Page 220 — Down the chasm is their real home and it was closing. They would have been stuck up in the city
220
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
Where did the hole lead that Jill and Eustace climbed out of?
Page 231 — Narnia
231
Why did Eustace come out of the hole fighting?
Page 235 — He couldn’t see very well, snow fell on him from the cliff above, Narnian creatures were running toward him, and he thought enemies had taken Jill
235
Where do the Narnians think the witch was from?
Page 240 — The north
240
Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
Where did the children fin Prince Rilian?
Page 248 — On the green waiting for his father’s ship
248
What happened to the king after being carried off the ship?
Page 249 — He died
249
Why did Aslan want Eustace to poke his paw?
Page 262 — The blood from his paw dropped into the stream over Caspian’s body and brought him back to life (resurrection)
262
How did Aslan and Caspian help Jill and Eustace in their world?
Page 256 — The kids that were bullying Jill saw the back of Aslan and the other three chased down the bullies
256
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