CHAPTER – 3
Describe the journey of the two children in ‘The Wood between the Worlds’.
Ans: Chapter 3 of The Magician‟s Nephew, The Wood between the Worlds, begins with
Digory appearing in a deep pool after putting on the yellow ring. He gets to the surface
of the pool quickly and finds himself in a peaceful and silent wood full of pools. He
comes close to forgetting who he is, where he came from, and why he came to the wood
in the first place, and does not remember until he sees Polly lying on the ground and
they remember everything. Digory suddenly realizes that if the pool that they came out
of leads to our world, the other pools could very well lead to completely different worlds.
He wants to test this theory, and after going back to England to make sure the green
rings actually work, Digory and Polly jump into another pool to see if they will find
another world. The chapter ends as they jump into another pool, wearing their green
rings and unsure whether they will actually be able to get to another world.
Do you think Digory and Polly are afraid in the woods?
Ans: I noticed three times where fear showed up. One was when Digory and Polly jump
into the pool that leads to England, and because they forgot to change rings, the pool
didn‟t work. The second was when they almost leave the England pool without marking
it. If they hadn‟t marked it, there would be a very good chance of never finding their own
pool ever again. The third time is at the very end of the chapter when they are about to
jump into the pool that leads to Charn with their green rings, because yellow didn‟t
work. The text says that Polly wasn‟t really afraid the second time, because she didn‟t
think the pool actually had a world at the bottom.
Describe the rings used for travelling between the worlds?
Ans: In order to use the portals, a person must be touching one of the magical rings
created by uncle Andrew. This will transport the user between the world and the wood
The rings are of two types: Yellow rings transport a person from a world to the Wood. If
a person on Earth touches a yellow ring, for example, they will disappear and appear in
the pool in the Wood, which leads to Earth.
The green rings transport a person out of the Wood and into a world. If a person in the
Wood wants to go to Charn, for example, they step into the pool that leads to Charn
while touching a green ring.
CHAPTER – 4
How does Digory feel after arriving Charns (the place mentioned in ‘The
bell and the hammer’)?
Ans: “It wasn‟t like sunlight, and it wasn‟t like electric light, or lamps, or candles, or any
other light they had ever seen”. This is when Polly and Digory first enter Charn and
notice that the natural light there is much different and dimmer from the light in our
world. Digory wonders whether they arrived in the middle of an eclipse. This leaves
them feeling disoriented and afraid, and Digory wonders aloud whether they might be in
the midst of a thunderstorm or an eclipse. This represents that Charn is so old and
weary that even its star has become dim and diluted. it shows that Digory is expecting all
the other worlds accessible in the Wood between the Worlds to be exactly like our own.
Describe the characters of the two children in ‘The bell and the hammer’.
Ans: Digory was curious about Charn(the place mentioned in „The bell and the
hammer‟), how big the palace was, the origin of the statues, and what would happen if
he struck the bell. However, it is clear in the text when they first enter Charn that he
does not like it very much. I think Digory looked brave and manly. On the other hand,
Polly‟s main motivation in this situation is not wanting to look like a coward. Digory is
curious and wants to explore Charn, but Polly is cautious and less interested in
exploring and suggests going home several times. However, Polly seems to hide this
once Digory suggests that she is afraid.
Describe the journey of the two children in ‘The bell and the hammer’.
Ans: After going through many courtyards and staircases, they find a room filled with
many beautiful statues of people. They enter the room, and Digory notices a bell and
hammer on a pillar in the middle of the room with a strange poem. The poem essentially
says that anyone who reads the poem must strike the bell, or go insane with curiosity
over what would have happened if they didn‟t. Polly immediately objects to this and tells
Digory that they should leave at once. They get in a nasty argument, and Digory,
refusing to lose the argument, prevents her from leaving with one hand while he strikes
the bell with his other hand. The note from the bell starts off sounding at a normal
volume, but instead of dying off, it continues to get louder and louder and only stops
when the sheer noise starts to crumble the walls and ceiling of the palace.