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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. Istra's Greek name is

2. Why does Redival feel she will no longer attract men's attention on her walks to the temple?

3. Orual identifies which turn of events as "the subtlety of the god who is against us"?

4. Why does the palace fade before Orual's eyes?

5. Why does the Fox not believe a god would take Psyche for his bride?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the King's reasons for sacrificing Psyche?

2. What does Orual mean by "And my struggle began," after they pass out of sight of the mountain?

3. How are people's attitudes changing toward Psyche?

4. What reasons does the Fox have for wanting to commit suicide?

5. Why do Orual and the Fox sense misfortune for Psyche?

6. What does Psyche's helping Orual across the stream represent?

7. How do Orual and the Fox end up "babysitting" Redival?

8. Why does Orual focus on the most fearful possibilities for Psyche's death rather than encouraging her?

9. Why does the King begin to use the Fox as an advisor?

10. Why does Psyche's mention of "He" anger Orual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leo Tolstoy measured the effectiveness of a piece of art based on its clearness, individuality, and sincerity. Based on this standard, evaluate Till We Have Faces as a work of art.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one major character and explain the ways Lewis chooses to develop him or her as symbolic. What methods of characterization does the author use? Choose from the following or identify your own:

Characters: Orual, the Fox, Psyche, Redival, Bardia, the Priest, or Arnom.

Methods of Characterization: Actions, Dialog, Description, Other's Reactions, for example.

Essay Topic 3

G.K. Chesterton once wrote that "Truth is sacred; and if you tell the truth too often nobody will believe it." Consider the role of truth in Till We Have Faces--what is true, what do the characters recognize as being true, and how to they come to recognize truth? Then write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify Chesterton's quote as it applies to Lewis's book.

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