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Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Name: ___________________________________ Date: __________________

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Plot Comprehension - Review Questions Ms. Brown Grade 6

Chapter sixteen
“What Happened
about the Statues”
DIRECTIONS: After reading Chapter Sixteen, “What Happened about
the Statues,” answer the following questions to reinforce your
understanding of the plotline. Responses should be written in a
modified I.C.E. format that includes only the first two sections:
“Introduce Your Idea” and “Cite Text Evidence.” Be sure to restate
the question and use a DIRECT QUOTE from the novel as your text
evidence (with a page number). Responses should be more than one
(1) sentence in length. Be sure to answer all parts of the question.
Answers should be written on a separate sheet of paper.

:
1. What did Lucy think the Witch’s courtyard was like at first?
2. What did Aslan do to bring the statues back to life?
3. How did they all get out of the Witch’s courtyard?
4. What did Mr. Tumnus tell Lucy about the giant Rumblebuffin?
5. What was the change in the noise that gave Lucy an odd feeling?
6. What was happening in the center of the battlefield?

:
1. Why do you think the other lion was so pleased that Aslan had said “us lions”?
2. What do you think the Witch was thinking when she saw Aslan?

HOW DOES CHARACTER DIALOGUE REINFORCE THE BRITISH SETTING?

OVERVIEW: Throughout the

British Word/Phrase Meaning
novel, Lewis subtlety reminds us
grate fireplace of Peter, Susan, Edmund, and
prodigious enormous Lucy’s English upbringing and
saccharine tablet an artificial sweetener origins by integrating words and
bay a deep bark expressions unique to British
conversation into their dialogue.