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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. What creature does Ransom find injured in Chapter 9?

2. Where does Ransom hit the Un-man when he sees that the Un-man is torturing a creature?

3. What might be the name of the evil one that possesses Weston?

4. What does Ransom eat while he rides the silver fish and pursues the Un-man?

5. What color are the tree trunks in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ransom feel after he eats some seaweed?

2. What does Ransom see at the beginning of Chapter 13 as he rides the fish?

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

4. How is Ransom able to rest without worrying about the Enemy at the end of Chapter 11?

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

6. In Chapter 12, why wouldn’t the Lady call Ransom Piebald any longer?

7. What are some of the things the Un-man does when the Lady dismisses him from her presence?

8. How did Perelandra create Venus?

9. How is Ransom described by the eldila?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Several times Ransom feels restrained from doing something he wants to do. What is Ransom doing or thinking of doing when he feels restraint? What emotions does he feel when he cannot do what he wants to do? How does he analyze these feelings of restraint?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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