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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 does Ransom see in a great cathedral space in the caverns he walks through?

2. What odd site does Ransom see as he makes his subterranean journey in Chapter 15?

3. In Weston’s story about someone who views a dead body, whose body is viewed?

4. How many minutes does Ransom stare at Weston when he sees him hurting a creature?

5. What creature is by the Lady as she listens to the Un-man at the beginning of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When Ransom finally ends his subterranean journey, why does he think he is on a high mountain?

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

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

9. What does the creature look like that Ransom stalks in order to find out what is singing?

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

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

In Chapter 9, Ransom finally discovers his purpose for being on Perelandra. What has it taken for Ransom to realize his purpose for being on Perelandra? Does the Green Lady know why Ransom has come? What circumstances help Ransom discover his purpose? What is his purpose for being on Perelandra?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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