Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Prologue-Chapter 1

Reading Check

1. Where does Crowley think the Almighty should put the Tree of Knowledge if he really doesn’t want Adam and Eve to eat from the tree?

2. What does Aziraphale give Adam and Eve when they leave the garden?

3. What is the Earth’s astrological sign?

4. Where are the demons Hastur and Ligur waiting for Crowley?

5. What is the Chattering Order of Saint Beryl?

6. How old is Anathema Device when she first appears in the story?

7. What caused the computer at Newton Pulsifer’s school to “choke fatally”?

8. What is young Warlock about to receive as a pet?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does Aziraphale give the flaming sword to Adam and Eve?

2. Why does Crowley think the Almighty ought to have put the tree somewhere out of reach?

3. How does the Antichrist end up with the Youngs instead of the American Cultural Attaché?

4. Why do Crowley and Aziraphale send agents to influence young Warlock?

Paired Resource

“The Screwtape Letters”

• This video is a stage performance of The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis, with small updates to reference television and the internet.