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

2. How many miles has Weston travelled to reach Venus?

3. During a Perelandran night, how far might someone be able to see?

4. What is Ransom doing when the Green Lady comments on his facial expression?

5. Near what type of trees does the narrator turn left?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ransom and the Green Lady get to the Fixed Land?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6 after the Lady is out of sight, what does Ransom have the urge to do?

3. Why does Lewis struggle so when he walks to Ransom’s home?

4. How will Ransom get to Perelandra?

5. What are bubble-trees?

6. What type of bird wakes Ransom in Chapter 5?

7. Why doesn’t Ransom leave the fixed land with the Lady?

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

9. Why does Ransom believe he is being sent to Perelandra?

10. Why is the narrator going to see his friend Ransom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the Green Lady meets Ransom face to face, she comments that she is older. What does the Green Lady mean when she tells Ransom that she is older? Does she look older? Does she seem more mature? Does the Green Lady see any relationship between getting older and maturity?

Essay Topic 2

Ransom begins to believe that myth on one world is fact on another. Where did Ransom first come in contact with what he thought on Earth were mythological creatures? What creatures does he see on Perelandra that would be mythological on Earth? Why does Ransom decide that myth is different on different worlds?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 12, Ransom experiences an intense hatred and anger that helps him defeat the Un-man. Why does Ransom believe that his hatred is acceptable? Why would that intense anger normally be unacceptable? How does the rage that Ransom feels help him have the strength he needs for the battle?

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