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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 might be the name of the evil one that possesses Weston?

2. In Chapter 11, who does Ransom say is standing at the bridge?

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

4. Who does Ransom decide is Maleldil’s representative?

5. Where did Ransom get wounded?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Ransom feel when he finds the injured frogs?

6. How are the frogs injured?

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

8. How did Perelandra create Venus?

9. How does Ransom know that one of the eldila is the Oyarsa of Malacandra?

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

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

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?

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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