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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 begins her story on the day. . .

2. What does the Priest say is hateful to Ungit?

3. Why has Redival become suddenly pious?

4. When the Fox grows ill, what happens to Orual?

5. What emotion does Orual express most when discussing their father, the King?

Short Essay Questions

1. Orual claims she writes her book for what reason?

2. Ultimately, why is Psyche happy to be sacrificed to the god of Grey Mountain?

3. Why is Orual contemptuous of men?

4. Why does Bardia eventually allow Orual into Psyche's room?

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

6. What kind of relationship does Orual have with her father?

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

8. Why is Psyche ashamed to be mortal?

9. Orual calls the love she feels for Psyche "deeper than theirs who seek only the happiness of their beloved." What does this imply about Orual's former thoughts on leaving Psyche to her happiness?

10. The Fox has taught Orual and Psyche to believe what about the people they will encounter daily?

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

The final sentence of a work is often the point at which the author relinquishes his theme to the reader. Consider the conclusion of Till We Have Faces and write an essay in which you explicate Lewis' intent based on how he ends his book. What does he want his readers to consider?

Essay Topic 3

Consider Till We Have Faces as an allegory and answer the following questions in your essay:

1) How does Lewis use the myth of Cupid and Psyche to communicate his theme(s)?

2) What do the key elements of this allegory (characters, symbols, imagery, allusions, for example) have to do with Lewis' message(s)?

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