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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. How long does it take Ransom to put the creature he finds injured out of its misery?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) About 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) Nearly an hour.

2. To the sound of what instrument does Ransom compare what he hears as he recovers from his subterranean journey?
(a) Violin.
(b) Cello.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Flute.

3. How does Ransom describe Malacandra?
(a) Like rhythm.
(b) Like melody.
(c) Like earth.
(d) Like sky.

4. How is the temptation on Perelandra going to be stopped?
(a) By Ransom.
(b) By The King.
(c) By Maleldil.
(d) By the Lady.

5. As Ransom chases the Un-man through the wood, why do they pass branches that are bowed down?
(a) The branches are broken.
(b) Wallabies are sleeping in the branches.
(c) The branches are heavy with fruit.
(d) Tree-pigs are sleeping in the branches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would it be for the Lady to ask the King before she makes a decision to obey or disobey according to the Un-man?

2. Who does Weston say is doing beastly things with masks on in the middle of the night?

3. To what type of berries does Ransom compare the fruits he eats at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. What do the Lady and Weston make clothes from?

5. What does Ransom picture in his mind as he makes his way through the darkness in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what happens when Ransom attempts to move toward Weston?

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

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

4. What does the creature look like that Ransom stalks in order to find out what is singing?

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

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

7. How does Ransom try to kill the Un-man at the beginning of Chapter 14?

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

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

10. How does Ransom know that one of the eldila is the Oyarsa of Malacandra?

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