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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ransom get wounded?
(a) In a car wreck.
(b) During the last war.
(c) During a childhood accident.
(d) In a train wreck.

2. How long does Ransom think he eats and sleeps after his subterranean journey?
(a) A week.
(b) A day or two.
(c) Three days.
(d) A fortnight.

3. What does Ransom eat while he rides the silver fish and pursues the Un-man?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Fish.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Berries.

4. What is Ransom’s name in his own tongue according to the eldila?
(a) Mervin.
(b) Beloved.
(c) Blessed.
(d) Elwin.

5. In Chapter 13, what does Weston say he has broken?
(a) Elbow.
(b) Leg.
(c) knee.
(d) Arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creature does Ransom compare the face to that he sees at the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. What creature is by the Lady as she listens to the Un-man at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. The second time the eldila try to create a shape, what do they appear as?

4. What is the Un-man torturing when Ransom finds him in Chapter 12?

5. Why does the Un-man tell the Lady she should disobey Maleldil?

Short Essay Questions

1. What image does Ransom see emerging from the stories told by the Un-man?

2. After Ransom’s long sleep in the fire-lit cave, how does he feel?

3. How do the sleep needs of Ransom, the Lady, and the Un-man vary?

4. What does Ransom do as he waits for dawn in Chapter 14?

5. What does Ransom decide has happened to Weston?

6. What does Ransom discover as he searches the island for Un-man in Chapter 12?

7. What does Ransom do when the Un-man escapes the island?

8. What does Ransom see at the beginning of Chapter 13 as he rides the fish?

9. During the rainstorm, what does Ransom see when lightning flashes?

10. How does Ransom feel when he finds the injured frogs?

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