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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 fantasizes helping out a weeping and penitent Psyche. Why?

2. Why does Orual believe she cannot change her soul from an ugly one into a beautiful one?

3. To what two things does Orual compare the ugly scribble of her complaint?

4. What news does the messenger bring to the Pillar Room?

5. Orual's veil represents her. . .

Short Essay Questions

1. What has prepared Orual to rule as queen of Glome?

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

3. Who visits Orual at the beginning of the chapter? What does he/she want?

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

5. Describe the last days of the Fox.

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

7. How is Orual persuaded not to kill herself?

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

9. What does Ansit confess to Orual regarding Bardia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Lewis' choice to use the first person point of view in writing Till We Have Faces. Why might he have selected this point of view? How does it enhance his theme(s)?

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

Choose one of the following thematic elements, and discuss why you think it is the most important in the text:

1) Logic vs. Faith

2) Ugliness vs. Beauty

3) Sacrifice

4) Power

5) Truth

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