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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. With what crime are Faithful and Christian charged by Vanity?
2. What happens to Little Faith in Christian’s story?
3. What happens to Ignorance at the Celestial City?
4. Where does the black man lead Christian and Hopeful?
5. What do Christian and Hopeful pass on the way to Lucre Hill?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Christian meet Timorous and Mistrust and why is it nightfall before he gets to the top of the mountain?
2. Where do Christian and Hopeful get confused and who leads them away?
3. What does Faithful say about some of the people he has met on his journey?
4. What do the shepherds show Christian and Hopeful?
5. What are some of the images Interpreter shows Christian?
6. What happens to Christian and Hopeful after the flood on By Pass Meadow blocks them from leaving?
7. How does Christian meet Formalist and Hypocrisyand what happens to them and why?
8. What does Christian pass on his way through the valley and what does he do about it?
9. What does Hopeful say about his own life?
10. Who do Christian and Hopeful meet after they leave the shepherds? What does that person say to them?What is Christian’s response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Setting is a literary element with many qualities: It can establish mood, tone, and circumstances. It can also contribute directly to a novel's plot. Discuss one of the following regarding setting in The Pilgrim's Progress:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Pilgrim’s Progress.
2. In what ways does the author employ symbolism and imagery in his depictions of the settings in the narrative? What do the settings themselves represent symbolically or metaphorically?
3. What themes are developed through the author's depictions of settings in The Pilgrim's Progress? How are they developed?
Essay Topic 2
Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Give a brief biographical sketch of John Bunyan. When and where was he born? Where was he educated?
2. What in Bunyan's background may have helped in writing The Pilgrim’s Progress? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?
3. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of Bunyan's agenda in writing The Pilgrim's Progress. Analyze the idea as presented throughout the book.
Essay Topic 3
The female pilgrims find the path changed from when Christian walked it. The first set of bad characters, Simple, Sloth, and Presumption, are not there to tempt the pilgrims. Instead, they have been punished and made into a warning. Again, the female pilgrims are guided and told of the clear wrongs of these characters.
1. Do you think women and men react to moral decisions differently? Why or why not? Use examples from the novel to support your answer.
2. Some of the punishments dealt out in The Pilgrim’s Progress are quite harsh. Discuss the differences in the legal systems of today versus in the 1600s. How have the forms of punishment changed?
3. Do you think if a person is always told exactly what to do that might hinder the person from developing a moral fortitude? Why or why not? How is this idea explored in the novel?
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