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Reading Questions, Chps. 14 and 15

These questions will be completed in-class on Monday for a reading check. Be prepared for a circle discussion Monday. We will be diving deeper into allegory.

1. What happens to Aslan at the Stone Table?

2. How does Aslan act while in the company of the witch?

3. What does the witch threaten to do once Aslan is... gone?

4. On p. 163, we hear about the deeper magic, "before the dawn of time." The witch is unaware of this magic (or, we can think of it as a law). What is the law? What does it mean for Aslan/Edumnd?

Reading Questions, Chapter 13, 12/14

Please complete these at home and bring them with you tomorrow (there will not be a reading check in class). Some of these are opinion questions; do your best to support whatever claim you make. 

1. At the beginning of the chapter, the witch and the dwarf decide to keep Edmund "for bargaining." For what might they use Edmund as a "bargain"?

2. How did the witch and the dwarf manage to disappear when the search party came to rescue Edmund?

3. What is the Deep Magic (the law) that is written on the Stone Table?

4. What does this law mean for Edmund?

5. Hebrews 9:22 says this: "According to the law ... all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness." In what way is the Deep Magic similar to the Biblical law of sin?

Reading Questions, Chapters 8, 9 & 10

Please answer the following questions with complete sentences. Some of these questions will require you to think about the story and to form your own opinion, or to use a dictionary/online resource. Do your best to support your answer with evidence or to cite sources if you use them. For the ACE questions, please cite a page number and a direct quote when you use evidence from the text. Remember, these are not due until Monday, December 12th.

1. Why do Peter and Susan agree that they should try to help save Mr. Tumnus, even though the journey could be dangerous?

2. ACE: Who is Aslan, and what will happen in Narnia when he returns?

3. ACE: Why might the White Witch want to harm the Pevensie children? (Hint: Remember, Peter and Edmund are "sons of Adam," and Susan and Lucy are "daughters of Eve.")

4. Define "treacherous" as used on p. 85. Do you think Mr. Beaver is right in thinking that Edmund is treacherous? Why or why not?

5. Edmund believes that the "Queen" is going to make him a ruler of Narnia. What kinds of things is he planning for when he takes on a leadership role?

6. What does Edmund think about the stone lion?

7. Who greets the search party the next morning? What does he give (specifically) to Peter? To Susan? To Lucy?

8. ACE: What does the sight of the person mentioned in the previous question mean for the White Witch's spell over Narnia?

Who is Lilith? What is a Jinn?

As you read over the next week, Mr. Beaver will reference someone called "Lilith." In ancient Jewish mythology, Lilith was a female demon, representing all things "dark and terrifying." In Jewish folklore she was often referred to as the first wife of Adam, who left the Garden of Eden because she did not want to be Adam's wife. Mr. Beaver declares that the White Witch is a descendant of Lilith on one side and of giants on the other, thus she is not human in any way. He also explains that she is a "jinn," which is a term sometimes used to refer to genies. A jinn is a supernatural creature that can take human form when it chooses. Here is an early representation of Lilith:


Source: myjewishlearning.com