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

2. What size is the dragon Ransom sees in Chapter 4?

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

4. How close to the Lady’s island is the island that Ransom is on?

5. Where is Ransom going to be traveling?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are the rules about the fixed land on Perelandra?

8. Why isn’t Ransom home to greet the narrator?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ransom feels homesick as he approaches a floating island in Chapter 8. How does Ransom feel when he reaches the Fixed Land? Does that land seem to make him feel at home? What does Ransom smell that creates a longing in him for the island that is approaching? Why does he decide that he has been homesick for the fixed island? When Ransom approaches the floating island, what is the main emotion he feels? Does he believe that he is homesick? Why does he find it odd that he is homesick for the floating island?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 9, Ransom finally discovers his purpose for being on Perelandra. What has it taken for Ransom to realize his purpose for being on Perelandra? Does the Green Lady know why Ransom has come? What circumstances help Ransom discover his purpose? What is his purpose for being on Perelandra?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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