Homework Due October 3rd 2011

Homework for the week

Read The Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe chapters 5-9

Add outline information to notebook.

• — New Characters
• — Character Development
• — Note New Vocabulary Words- look up definitions
• — Major Plots Developments
• — Examples of Literary Techniques
• — Your Interpretation of Passages
• — Interesting Quotes or passages

Answer the following questions. Respond in complete sentences.

1. Edmund does "the meanest and most spiteful think he could think of" in Chapter 5. What is it ? Why does he do it?

2. Do you know anyone like Edmund? Have you ever done something like Edmund?

3. What reasons does the professor give for trusting Lucy more than Edmund when their stories disagree?

4. Maugrim, Captain of the Witch's Secret Police arrests Mr. Tumnus. What kind of images does the name Maugrim suggest to you? Does it seem like a good name for a character like him?

5. What was Tumnus charged with? Who's fault is it that Tumnus was caught?

6. What creature first leads the children as a guide through the forest? What does a creature like that symbolize? Do you think that animal stands for hope?

7. How do each of the children respond when they hear about Aslan for the first time? Why do you think each of them reacts differently?

8. What do the Beavers tell the children about Aslan?

9. What more do the children learn about the Witch? Is she human? If she isn't human, why would she pretend to be human?

10. What seems to frighten the Witch in Chapter nine? Why?