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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 comes to the palace backed by an "army"?
2. What do the grateful citizens of Glome do for Psyche that concerns Orual?
3. After the birth of his daughter, the King threatens to. . .
4. Why will the King not hear the Fox's solutions?
5. What is Redival caught doing at the beginning of chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the King kill a slave boy at the beginning of the chapter?
2. How do Orual and the Fox end up "babysitting" Redival?
3. What does Orual believe is the true reason the gods have tried to give her such feelings of happiness on her journey, and why does she refuse to accept these feelings?
4. What does Psyche's helping Orual across the stream represent?
5. Why does Orual focus on the most fearful possibilities for Psyche's death rather than encouraging her?
6. What are the King's reasons for sacrificing Psyche?
7. Describe Orual's childhood.
8. Why is Bardia the guard at Psyche's door?
9. How are people's attitudes changing toward Psyche?
10. Why does the Fox suggest that Orual needs a dose of hellebore too?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of fathers and teachers in Till We Have Faces? What sort of father is King Trom? What sort of teacher is The Fox? How do these two men shape Redival, Psyche, and Orual? Write an essay in which you evaluate and analyze the role that one of these men plays in shaping each of the women.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss a statement about jealousy that you believe Lewis is making through the text. What happens to the jealous, or to the subjects of jealousy? What does jealousy have the power to do? Use examples and quotations to support your point.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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