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

2. According to Ransom, what is the only way for the good side to win this upcoming battle between good and evil?

3. Who is the first person to be killed during the chaos of the banquet?

4. What does Mark do when he sees Wither standing at the clearing in the wood the second time?

5. What is Mark writing to Jane about when the Fairy makes him drop his pen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is left of the N.I.C.E. at the end of the banquet?

4. What does the old man feel about the man who stole his clothes?

5. Why does Mr. Wither always seem so distracted?

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

7. How is the Head able to speak?

8. What is so significant about Mr. Frost and Mr. Wither fighting about Jane?

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

10. What is Mark trying to do when his pen is knocked out of his hand by the Fairy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Jane do to make Merlin so upset? How is she changed after she does this? Is there a way for Jane to make things right? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Head is a very integral figure in this book. Describe it. What is it? What is it used for? Where did it come from? What is the significance of the Head? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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.?

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