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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 saves the group when they are threatened outside the Gatekeeper's house??

2. Who shows the group Mount Marvel, Innocent, and Charity?

3. What has happened to the group by the time they leave Vanity?

4. Whom does James marry?

5. Who teaches Christiana’s sons about religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men of the group do? Who marries James? Who marries Matthew?

2. What does the group see when they pass the spot where Christian met Sloth and his friends?

3. How is the group greeted at House Beautiful? What kind of dream does Mercy have?How long does the group stay?

4. What does the group see as they come to House Beautiful and how did Christian deal with it? How does Great Heart deal with it?

5. Whom does the group ask to join them and what is that person’s worry?

6. What happens to the group in the morning at the Interpreter’s house and what does he do before the group leaves? Where are they going next?

7. What does the group ask Great Heart when they get to House Beautiful and what is his response?

8. Why do they need a doctor and what does the doctor give Christiana?

9. What happens when the group gets to the Wicket Gate?

10. What happens to the group when they leave Goodwill’s house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrative style of a work of literature refers to the perspective from which the story is told. Answer and discuss the following:

1. Is the narrative in The Pilgrim's Progress related from a first, second, or third-person perspective? What are the advantages and the disadvantages of this narrative perspective?

2. Is the novel related in the present or past tense? Why is the tense of the narrative important in analyzing a work of literature?

3. Is the narrator of the novel a reliable one? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following regarding the literary technique of the dream sequence that is employed in The Pilgrim's Progress:

1. What is a dream sequence in narrative literature? How does this term apply to the narrative in The Pilgrim's Progress?

2. What are the advantages of employing a dream sequence or frame in a novel? What are the disadvantages?

3. What does the frame of the dream sequence say about the content of the story itself?

Essay Topic 3

The River of Death is a final test of religious faith. The river is easy to cross if one has faith in God and in one's own worthiness to enter Heaven. It is difficult for those full of doubt or worry. Christian is overcome with final doubts about his salvation, but Hopeful manages to save him. Like their time in the Doubting Castle, the two work together so that both can be saved.

1. Discuss the metaphor of the River of Death and why the author believes death is easier when a person has faith. Use examples from the novel to support your answer.

2. Discuss the irony of Christian losing faith at the last moment after all he had been through. What does this loss of faith say about Christian as a character?

3. What is demonstrated by the fact that Hopeful and Christian cooperate throughout their journey?

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