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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. Who is the bearded man on the stone table that Jane sees in her dreams?

2. How does Merlin greet Ransom when he realizes Ransom is the real leader at St. Anne's?

3. What happened to the old man's clothes before he was found in the wood naked?

4. What feeling does Mark have when Mr. Frost enters the room the police are holding him in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mark so hesitant about stomping on the crucifix in his training room?

2. How is the Head able to speak?

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

4. What is so frustrating to Mark when he gets to his apartment after leaving Belbury?

5. What happens when Mark punches Wither in the face?

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

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

8. Why does Ransom say that God chose to use Merlin to help them at this time?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Ransom is a very important figure in this book. What symbolic figure is he supposed to represent? Use examples from the text to support this idea. How does this standing affect the other characters he comes in contact with in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the purpose of Jane's dreams, while citing examples from some of them specifically. How do her dreams contribute to the story?

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