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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 high does Ransom count before he shifts his position once he believes the Un-man is dead?

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

3. To what does Ransom compare the truths he comes to see in Chapter 11?

4. What color cloak does Mephistopheles wear?

5. What color is the phosphorescence that surrounds Ransom in the water in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ransom finally kill the Un-man?

5. How are the frogs injured?

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

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

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

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

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 and Weston have very different views of death. What are Weston’s views of death? What are Ransom’s? How have the men’s experiences colored the way they view death? How are the men’s views similar or different?

Essay Topic 2

Ransom creates a definition of what it is to be human. What role does bodily form and a rational mind play in making someone human? What other qualities does Ransom believe make someone human? Why doesn’t Ransom consider the Green Lady to be human?

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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