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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. Orual feels an urgency to escape the Mountain. Why?

2. Psyche believes the gods may not truly be cruel because. . .

3. Orual believes you can escape thoughts of the gods or faith by. . .

4. When Orual grows angry at Psyche's attitude, Psyche responds by

5. What does Orual mean by the "reek of holiness" that has overtaken the palace?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reasons Orual is prevented from seeing Pscyhe for a final time at her burial.

2. Describe Orual's childhood.

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

4. How has the palace changed since Orual came out of the Pillar Room?

5. What is the lesson the Fox expresses about Nature, or the Whole, in chapter 8?

6. What is the purpose of the Priest's visit?

7. What "deaths" does Psyche list for Orual as a part of a mortal life?

8. Why does the Fox suggest that Orual needs a dose of hellebore too?

9. What is Orual's growing fear throughout the chapter?

10. Bardia's suggestion that he and Orual sleep back to back like soldiers teaches Orual what about herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the idea of faith through any one character in the text. Following that character's journey, find examples to prove how that person moves toward or away from faith throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the journey Orual takes up the mountain, examining the symbolic meaning behind three of the following:

A) The steep ascent.

B) The hills and valleys between Glome and the Mountain.

C) The black valley.

D) The secret valley of the god.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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