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

2. How fast does Random rush to what seems to be a valley on Venus?

3. When Ransom awakes at the beginning of Chapter 8, where does he think he is?

4. How does the Green Lady call the large silver fish?

5. In which world did Maleldil first take human form?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ransom wonder about mythology?

3. Why doesn’t Ransom eat two of the yellow fruits?

4. What are bubble-trees?

5. What does the Green Lady know about other worlds?

6. What does Ransom find to eat in Chapter 8?

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

8. How will Ransom get to Perelandra?

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

10. What does Ransom see when he gets up and looks around in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The things that Ransom sees and experiences seem to be indescribable. Why can’t words describe what Ransom sees or experiences? How different is Earth from Venus? Is there any part of Venus that is like Earth? How do those differences make it difficult to describe Venus?

Essay Topic 3

Ransom creates a definition of what it is to be human. What role does bodily form and a rational mind play in making someone human? What other qualities does Ransom believe make someone human? Why doesn’t Ransom consider the Green Lady to be human?

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