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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Study Guide

by C. S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe study guide contains a biography of C. S. Lewis, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Four children named Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy go to the country to live in the large, mysterious house of an old Professor during the London air raids. One rainy day, the children take the opportunity to explore the house, peeking into spare bedrooms and old passageways, until Lucy, the youngest, pauses to look into a large wardrobe sitting in an empty room. She crawls past the long fur coats and finds herself standing in the middle of a forest. It is night, and snow is falling, though in London it is summer. She walks toward an iron lamp-post and, thinking it is strange to come to a lamp-post in the middle of a wood, is met by a very surprised faun.

This faun, confirming that Lucy is a human girl, or a "Daughter of Eve", invites her…

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• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary
• About The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 1: Lucy Looks into a Wardrobe
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 2: What Lucy Found There
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 3: Edmund and the Wardrobe
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 4: Turkish Delight
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 5: Back on This Side of the Door
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 6: Into the Forest
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 7-8: A Day with the Beavers & What Happened After Dinner
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 9: In the Witch's House
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 10: The Spell Begins to Break
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 11: Aslan Is Nearer
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 12: Peter's First Battle
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter 13: Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 14-15: The Triumph of the Witch & Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of Time
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 16-17: What Happened About the Statues & The Hunting of the White Stag
• C. S. Lewis and Christianity
• Related Links on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• Suggested Essay Questions
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources

• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Major Themes
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Essays
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Questions
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Purchase the Novel and Related Material
• C. S. Lewis: Biography