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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 discover her love for Bardia. . .

2. When Orual shuts the windows against the chains' weeping sound, she is symbolically. . .

3. That Orual's father reveals she is Ungit is an example of . . .

4. What prevents Bardia from accompanying Orual a second time?

5. Orual compares the writing of her book to surgery. Why?

Short Essay Questions

1. In this chapter, what is the source of conflict between Orual and Psyche?

2. Describe the story of Istra.

3. What complaints does Orual make of the Gods during her trial?

4. What does Ansit confess to Orual regarding Bardia?

5. How does Orual hope to use Trunia and Redival to bring peace to Glome and Phars?

6. How does Orual react to the death of Bardia?

7. What is the subject of Orual's book? Why has she written it?

8. What help does Orual hope the Gods will provide?

9. What is Orual's plan to defeat Argan and rescue Phars?

10. What test does Orual propose of Psyche?

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

Consider the quote "Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant." Consider how Lewis defines beauty and ugliness within the world of Till We Have Faces. Then write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify the quote above as it applies to Lewis' novel.

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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