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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. When Ransom and the Green Lady land in a bay, what color rocks are on the low cliffs and outcroppings?

2. How many times does it take Ransom to be able to stand on a ridge and wave at a person on another island?

3. Instead of sky, what color dome does Random see?

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

5. In Chapter 4, what color are the dragon’s wings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the creatures that Ransom sees when he rides a sliver fish in Chapter 8?

2. How does the narrator describe the object he sees in Ransom’s house?

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

4. Just before twilight, what does Ransom see?

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

6. Why doesn’t the narrator have anything to carry as he walks to Ransom’s cottage?

7. What happens when Weston states that he calls the Force into himself completely?

8. What did the Green Lady name Ransom after?

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

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

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

Ransom does not want to accept the role of savior of Perelandra. Why doesn’t Ransom believe he is qualified to be a savior? What does he think are the qualities of a savior? What does he begin to realize about the role of a savior? How does he come to accept his role?

Essay Topic 3

Ransom believes that Lewis sees him as a megalomaniac. Why does Ransom think Lewis would accuse him of megalomania? What behaviors is Ransom exhibiting? Why might these behaviors be attributed to megalomania? Why isn’t Ransom a megalomaniac?

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