The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Chapter 1 Questions

Find an example of verbal irony.

"This is a merry ship mate you have brought abord" (he was talking about Esutace.)

Define limerick.

A kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, from a rhymed couplet.

Why did the Pevensies have to go to their aunt and uncle's house?

Because their father had gotton a job in America and he took his wife and Susan with him and Edmund and Lucy had to stay with their aunt and uncle.

Who rescued them from the ocean?

Caspian

What old friend was waiting for them on the ship?

Reprecheip, who is the Cheif Mouse.

Define curt.

Rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.

Where were Susan and Peter?

Susan was in America with her father and mother, and Peter was with Professor Kirke studing for an exam.

What is the name of the Pevensie's cousin?

Eustace Clarance Scrubb

What new thing about Narnia time is revealed?

If you spend 100 yrs. in Narnia you will come back at the same time. When you come back to Narnia you never know how much time has passed in Narnia. It could be a year; it could be a day.

Define port.

The left-hand side of a vessel or air craft, facing forward.

How did they get to Narnia this time?

The picture of the ship in Lucy's room came alive and they jumped into the picture adn went into it and when they got into it the ship started comming after them.

Define starboard.

The right-hand side, or direction, of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.