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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many languages are on Mars?

2. What color are the rock pillars that Ransom and the Lady climb?

3. During what Earth period might the language of Surnibur have developed?

4. In Chapter 4, what is on the back of a dolphin-type fish?

5. How far inland does Weston set up camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the object he sees in Ransom’s house?

2. How does Ransom describe the sea when he first is aware of it?

3. In Chapter 8, why is it so important to Ransom that he find Weston?

4. What did the Green Lady name Ransom after?

5. What are some of the creatures that Ransom sees when he rides a sliver fish in Chapter 8?

6. Just before twilight, what does Ransom see?

7. What does Ransom see when he wakes in Chapter 4?

8. Why are there different creatures in the ancient worlds?

9. What supplies has Weston brought?

10. What happens when Weston states that he calls the Force into himself completely?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 9, Ransom begins to believe that Weston is possessed. What are the first signs that Ransom sees that might indicate Weston’s body is possessed by another entity? What does Ransom catch Weston doing? As he comes upon Weston mutilating the creatures, why does Ransom decide that Weston is no longer in control of his own body? What does Ransom believe has possessed Weston?

Essay Topic 2

As Ransom prepares to leave, Lewis finds himself realizing how much he will miss Ransom. How does the talk the two men have make Lewis feel? What does Lewis begin to notice about Ransom as they talk? As the time draws nearer, how does Lewis realize he will feel when Ransom is gone?

Essay Topic 3

The mood in the novel changes when Weston/Un-man comes on the scene. What would the mood of the novel be before Weston arrives? How does the mood change after Weston comes to Perelandra? At what points in the novel is the mood positive? Negative? Overall, is the mood of the novel more positive or negative?

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