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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. When Orual sees her father through her Stepmother's eyes, she believes that his appearance will not. . .
2. In what way are Redival and Batta alike?
3. At the start of the chapter, Orual determines to. . .
4. What potential problem is rising between Redival and Psyche?
5. What proof does Batta offer that the people have stopped worshiping Psyche?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of relationship does Orual have with her father?
2. What is the lesson the Fox expresses about Nature, or the Whole, in chapter 8?
3. 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?
4. What "deaths" does Psyche list for Orual as a part of a mortal life?
5. How are people's attitudes changing toward Psyche?
6. Why is Bardia the guard at Psyche's door?
7. 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?
8. How do Orual and the Fox end up "babysitting" Redival?
9. What does Orual mean by "And my struggle began," after they pass out of sight of the mountain?
10. Why is Psyche ashamed to be mortal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace Orual's journey toward faith through an examination of one of the following:
1) Physical objects or places.
2) Association with other characters.
3) Her own thoughts.
4) Her statements about the gods.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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