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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 14, how long is Ransom able to make fairly good going until he runs into another cliff?

2. What do the Lady and Weston make clothes from?

3. In Chapter 10, how does Ransom lose ground in the argument?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Weston say he has broken?

5. In the spot where Ransom recuperates from his subterranean journey, how far is the lawn of blue turf level before it drops to a steep slope?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Ransom’s long sleep in the fire-lit cave, how does he feel?

2. During the rainstorm, what does Ransom see when lightning flashes?

3. In Chapter 9, what happens when Ransom attempts to move toward Weston?

4. How does Ransom try to kill the Un-man at the beginning of Chapter 14?

5. What does Ransom do as he waits for dawn in Chapter 14?

6. What image does Ransom see emerging from the stories told by the Un-man?

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

8. Why does Ransom realize that he is a miracle?

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

10. How does Ransom explain what Perelandra will do that day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

As Ransom prepares to leave, Lewis finds himself realizing how much he will miss Ransom. How does the talk the two men have make Lewis feel? What does Lewis begin to notice about Ransom as they talk? As the time draws nearer, how does Lewis realize he will feel when Ransom is gone?

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