The Horse and His Boy
by
C.S. Lewis
Used as additional reading for the young people
in Catechism Class at
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Emmett, Idaho
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #1
A. The author of the book is C.S. Lewis. Take a guess what his first and middle names are:
C______S______
B. After you make your guess, look inside the back cover of your book and find out what the letters C.S. stand for.
C______S______
C. If you were to write a fantasy book and use just your initials, how would it be?
(Mine would be M.L. McCoy.)
Your name would be: ______
D. Read the title of this book. What, if anything, seems strange about the title?
E. Read Chapter 1 ("How Shasta Set Out On His Travels" -- pages 1-17) and identify the following characters:
1. Arsheesh
2. Shasta
3. Tarkaan Anradin
4. Tisroc
5. Bree
6. Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah
F. What is the name of the country or place where the story begins? ______
G. List several things that shock Shasta in this first chapter.
1.
2.
3.
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #2
¿Cómo se llama? ______
Read Chapter 2 and answer the following ...
A. At the beginning of the chapter, why is Shasta so sore, stiff, and aching?
B. As Shasta and Bree were fleeing to the north, they began to be chased. They were really afraid. Even the great and majestic horse, Bree, was most frightened. What was chasing them?
C. Shasta and Bree find that they have two companions. Write down the names of the two companions and describe these two.
1.
2.
D. All four of the travelers are trying to escape from the land of Calormen and get to the land of Narnia. Which of the two were born in Narnia?
1.
2.
E. At the end of the chapter the four are resting and they begin to do something that the people of Calormen really enjoy doing. What are they going to start doing?
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #3
¿Cómo se llama? ______
Read Chapter 3 [At the Gates of Tashbaan] and answer the following ...
A. On the first page of the chapter, the girl gives her name. What is her name?
______
B. What is it that you notice about the names on that first page of the chapter?
C. What is the name of the god that is in the land where the girl is from?
______
D. In the chapter, why does the girl run away?
E. What was the girl going to do in order to solve her problem?
F. Because of the girl's escape plan, someone was going to get hurt. Find out who it was and the details of how the person would be hurt because the girl was going to make her escape. Write your answer below and be prepared to discuss whether she should have done this to the other person.
G. At the end of the chapter the two talking horses and the two children must separate. Where do they agree to meet if their plan falls apart?
______
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #4
Name: ______
Read Chapter 4 [Shasta Falls In With the Narnians] and answer the following questions as you do your reading ...
A. Do all four (the two horses and their boy and girl) make it inside the city gates?
yes _____ no _____
B. Shasta is spotted and recognized. We might think that it is his father or the man who wanted to buy him, but it is someone else who recognizes him. Who is it who recognizes Shasta?
C. Shasta is led away and accompanies the King of Narnia. Who do you think the King of Narnia is?
D. Suddenly, Shasta is being called a different name. What is the name he is being called?
E. Can you come up with a theory as to why Shasta is being referred to by a different name and is being spoken to as a person of royalty?
F. For those of you who have read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe last year, name some of the characters (animals and people) who were in that book who are mentioned in this chapter.
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #5
Name: ______
Read Chapter 5 [Prince Corin] and answer the following questions as you do your reading ...
A. What are the names of the King and Queen who have come to the land of Calormen?
______
B. Why have they left Narnia and come to Calormen?
C. What is their great fear now?
D. Shasta has made his way to this place where the others are "guests." Who do the others think Shasta is?
______
E. During the chapter, Prince Corin makes his way back to the castle. Why is that so important for Shasta?
F. What is the name of the land between Calormen and Narnia?
______
G. Who is the king of this land? ______
H. What is Shasta told to do at the end of the chapter?
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #6
Name: ______
Read Chapter 6 [Shasta Among the Tombs] and answer the following questions as you do your reading ...
A. After getting out of the city, Shasta comes to the Tombs. Describe them.
B. What was the first noise that Shasta heard in the quiet desert after the sun had gone down?
C. Something comes up and touches Shasta. He yells and discovers what it was that touched him. 1.) What was it, and 2.) what did Shasta do after that?
1.) ______
2.) ______
D. Shasta hears another sound later that night. What was it? ______
E. What did Shasta think it was? ______
F. Something very strange happens with Shasta and the cat. In your own words write down what happened.
G. Now, write down what you think about this strange cat?
H. In the morning, who arrives at the place where Shasta was?
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #7
Name: ______
Read Chapter 7 [Aravis in Tashbaan] and answer the following questions as you do your reading ...
A. What was Aravis' first mistake?
B. Aravis has a difficult time telling her story to Lasaraleen. Write down a couple of reasons why she had such a difficult time.
C. Where are Aravis, Lasaraleen, Bree, and Hwin when the chapter ends?
Aravis ______
Lasaraleen ______
Bree ______
Hwin ______
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #8
Name: ______
Read Chapter 8 [In The House of Tisroc] and answer the following questions as you do your reading ...
A. Who are and how are the following people associated with each other?
Tisroc --
Prince Rabadash --
the Vizier --
Susan --
the High King --
B. Why doesn't the Tisroc want to invade Narnia?
C. Why does Prince Rabadash want to invade Narnia?
D. Write down six adjectives that describe what kind of person Tisroc is ....
1. 3. 5.
2. 4. 6.
E. Write down six adjectives that describe Prince Rabadash is ....
1. 3. 5.
2. 4. 6.
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #9
Name: ______
Read Chapter 9 [Across the Desert] and answer the following questions as you do your reading ...
A. Aravis said that she'd rather be ______than married to Ahoshta.
B. Bree, Shasta, Hwin, and Aravis get back together. They must hurry. Give a couple of reasons why they must hurry.
1.
2.
C. They ride and walk and run all night as they head north across the desert. They continued into the night, with only some food and a little water. They became very tired and take just a moment to rest their eyes. What happens when they do this?
D. Near the end of the chapter, they wonder if they can go any further. Thus push themselves but decide that they can't go on. What is one of the worst results of being a slave?
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #10
Name: ______
Read Chapter 10 [The Hermit of the Southern March] and answer the following questions:
A. Near the beginning of the chapter, the two horses and the two children enter into a new land. What is the name of the land?
______
B. In an early chapter you might recall that they were being chased by lions. Do you remember how many lions there were? If so, write down the number: ______
C. Now, in Chapter 10, they begin a fast race to a place called Anvard. They have to get there first. Who are they racing?
______
D. Suddenly, from the side, the four are attacked. What is attacking them?
______
E. What happens to each one of the four as a result of the attack?
Hwin
Bree
Aravis
Shasta
F. Which one of the four goes on to warn King Lune? ______
G. Why does Bree feel so terrible and depressed near the end of the chapter?
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #11
Name: ______
Read Chapter 11 [The Unwelcome Fellow Traveler] and answer the following questions:
A. At the beginning of the chapter, what is Shasta doing?
B. Who does he meet and what happens?
C. Who do the others think Shasta is?
D. Why does Shasta fall so far behind as they travel?
E. Shasta comes to a fork in the road. There is much fog. He hears voices and people and horses. He waits silently and they pass by. Who were these ones who passed by? ______
F. Was the fog a blessing? ______
G. After awhile, Shasta begins to cry. Soon afterwards there is Someone walking alongside Shasta. Who is the Thing?
______
H. What startling discoveries do you make when reading about this Someone [or this Thing! or this Person!]?
I. Was this Someone, this Thing, this Person a welcome fellow traveler to Shasta?
¿sí o no? (circle one)
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #12
Name: ______
Read Chapter 12 [Shasta in Narnia] and answer the following questions:
A. Shasta thought his time with the Lion was all a dream. How did he know that it was real and not a dream?
B. Shasta had already met a talking horse. Once in Narnia, he meets another talking animal. What kind of animal was it?
C. Shasta is hungry and they feed him. What did he have for breakfast?
D. At the end of the chapter, what are Shasta and Corin going to do?
Read Chapter 13 [The Fight at Anvard] and answer the following questions:
A. Write down something you found interesting in the battle.
B. How did Bree, Hwin, and Aravis know what was going on in the battle?
C. What happened to Shasta in the battle?
D. What happened to Rabadash in the battle?
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #13
Name: ______
Read Chapter 14 [How Bree Became A Wiser Horse] and answer the following questions:
A. At the beginning of the chapter, what is Bree's attitude about going to Narnia?
B. What is Bree's problem about returning to Narnia?
C. When Bree was talking about not believing that Aslan was a real lion, what suddenly appeared on the wall behind Bree?
D. When Alsan says,
"Now Bree," he said, "you poor, proud, frightened Horse, draw near. Nearer still, my son. Do not dar not to dare. Touch me. Smell me. Here are my paws, here is my tail, these are my whiskers. I am a true Beast."
... does this remind you of any time Jesus spoke with someone?
E. When Alsan says to Hwin,
"It was I who wounded you," said Aslan. "I'm the only lion you met in all your journeying."
... what does that mean? (Think about the other times.)
F. When Alsan says to Hwin,
"Child," said the Lion, "I am telling you your story, not hers. No-one is told any story but their own."
... what does that mean about you and God?
G. Who are Corin and Shasta?
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis Take Home #14
Name: ______
Read Chapter 15 [Rabadash the Ridiculous] and answer the following questions:
A. Who was Rabadash?
B. After Rabadash is brought in chains before King Lune, what is Rabadash's attitude?
C. Aslan warns Rabadash to be cautious and careful. Why?
D. What happens to Rabadash?
E. Tell your parents about the book, especially about who Aravis and Cor were. Then read the following quote to them from the last paragraph in the book and ask them what they think!
Aravis also had many quarrels (and, I'm afraid even fights) with Cor, but they always made it up again: so that years later, when they were grown up they were so used to quarrelling and making it up again that they got married so as to go on doing it more conveniently.