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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. Where does the Fairy tell Mark his wife is as he is writing his letter to Jane?

2. What effect does the coming of Jove have on the people at St. Anne's?

3. What effect does the coming of Venus have on the people at St. Anne's?

4. What is significant about the fire that Mr. Deniston and Ransom see in the distance while driving to find Merlin?

5. What does Merlin show fear of during his private conversation with Ransom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is found at the scene of Hingest's murder that makes Mark a suspect in the murder?

2. What kind of tests does Merlin give to Mr. Ransom to make sure he is the real leader at St. Anne's?

3. What does Mr. Dimble want to help Mark do after Mark seeks him out looking for Jane?

4. How is the Head able to speak?

5. What does Merlin do when Ransom successfully passes all the tests Merlin gives to see if Ransom truly is the leader of St. Anne's?

6. What happens to Mark when he sees the remains of the prisoner Alcasar?

7. What do Jane and Mr. Dimble find at the campsite in Bragdon Wood?

8. According to the macrobes, what is the true fate of human kind?

9. What does the 'Curse of Babel' do to the people at the banquet table?

10. Why is Jane prohibited from being part of the important meeting at St. Anne's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is what happened to Mr. Hingest so important? What kind of warning is this occurrence supposed to send out? Is the message received? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Wither always seems very distracted to the people he converses with. Why is this? What allows him to remain so distant? How do you think this ability affects his rise in power at the N.I.C.E.?

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you think changes the most throughout the book? What events, ideas, or relationships causes this character to change throughout the novel? Do they change for the better or for the worse? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

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