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

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

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

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

5. In Orual's stubbornness and pride, she says she learns what through her argument with Psyche?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Orual's childhood.

5. What is Redival's purpose in visiting the temple so frequently?

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

7. As the discord grows between the sisters, what is happening to the kingdom of Glome?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the possession and use of power in Till We Have Faces. Who has power? How is it employed? Then write an essay in which you identify Lewis's attitude toward the powerful.

Essay Topic 2

The American philosopher Hannah Arendt once wrote "Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." How does forgiveness shape the characters and drive the plot of this novel? What does the act of forgiving do for each character? Write an essay in which you analyze the role of forgiveness in Till We Have Faces.

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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