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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the real leader of St. Anne's?
(a) Mr. Ransom.
(b) Jane.
(c) The eldils.
(d) Mr. Dimble.

2. What does the giantess in Jane's dream spread with her torch?
(a) Flames.
(b) Ice.
(c) Light.
(d) Flowers.

3. What does Mark do when he sees the Head for the first time?
(a) He runs away screaming.
(b) He passes out.
(c) He bows.
(d) He vomits.

4. What does the note from Jane say that Mark gets when he wakes up in the banquet hall?
(a) That he should go to St. Anne's.
(b) That she knows someone who can help him repent.
(c) That she wants a divorce.
(d) That she misses him and wants him to come home.

5. What was found at the site of Hengest's murder that implicates Mark?
(a) A piece of paper with Mark and Jane's address.
(b) Jane's pocketbook.
(c) Mark's wallet.
(d) Mark's glove.

6. What does Jane think of the ancient biblical language that Ransom uses?
(a) She finds it cold and grating.
(b) She is surprised that she can understand it.
(c) She thinks it is beautiful.
(d) She thinks she has heard it somewhere before.

7. Where does Mrs. Denniston tell Jane that Mr. Ransom will go instead of dying again?
(a) Mars.
(b) Deep Heaven.
(c) Merlin's Well.
(d) Middle Earth.

8. What effect does the coming of Venus have on the people at St. Anne's?
(a) Everyone finds himself with great courage.
(b) Everyone in the house becomes very cold.
(c) The temperature rises, and a sweet breeze wafts through the room.
(d) Causes everyone in the house to feel regal and proud.

9. What is Jane's opinion of Mr. Ransom after hearing Mr. Macphee's emotionless version of Mr. Ransom's history?
(a) She does not fully understand everthing that was said.
(b) She is frightened of his power.
(c) She believes the story is true.
(d) She is skeptical of the interplanetary traveling.

10. What effect does the coming of Mercury have on the people at St. Anne's?
(a) Everyone finds himself with great courage.
(b) Causes everyone in the house to feel regal and proud.
(c) The temperature rises, and a sweet breeze wafts through the room.
(d) Knowledge and thoughts flow freely.

11. According to Merlin, why has Jane not had a child yet?
(a) Her physical ailments.
(b) Her sins.
(c) Her pride.
(d) Her poor choice in a husband.

12. Why must Ransom go to find Merlin?
(a) He knows the language of the eldils.
(b) He knows how to fight Merlin.
(c) He has met Merlin before.
(d) He is sworn to protect Jane.

13. What do Mr. Frost and Mr. Wither fight about before Mark returns to Belbury in the hands of the police?
(a) The usefulness of Merlin.
(b) The usefulness of Jane.
(c) The usefulness of the Head.
(d) The usefulness of Mark.

14. Who is the man that Jane and Mr. Dimble see on the horse when they search the campground?
(a) Ransom.
(b) The Head.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Maleldil.

15. What does Merlin show fear of during his private conversation with Ransom?
(a) Memories.
(b) Pain.
(c) Failure.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ransom, why has God chosen to use Merlin in this fight?

2. What causes Mark to reflect on his dealings with the N.I.C.E. with great clarity after being brought back to Belbury?

3. What does Mark do after he defeats the urgings of the bad eldil while in the room Frost left him alone in?

4. What does Frost receive while he is in the holding cell with Mark that makes him leave in a hurry?

5. What change occurs in Mr. Dimble as the search party for Merlin draws nearer to the fire?

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