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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 color is the face Ransom sees at the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. How far is Ransom to walk into the wood to sleep?

3. After Ransom faints and he walks to find Weston, what color is the sky?

4. What creature does Ransom find injured in Chapter 9?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where have “they” set foot as they begin to climb?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the frogs injured?

3. In what way is Ransom a stone that determines the course of a river?

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

5. What does Ransom see when his thoughts are interrupted by a voice in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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