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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. Who does Orual feel guilty for thinking of while she waits for Psyche to expose her god?

2. What is significant about the fact that the judge sits at the same level as Orual?

3. Orual's two strengths as Queen are:

4. In her summary of the years that pass, Orual reports that tales of her reign . . .

5. The god "changes the past" by suggesting what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the last days of the Fox.

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

3. Describe the story of Istra.

4. How does Bardia hurt Orual's feelings?

5. What test does Orual propose of Psyche?

6. How does Orual feel about the ceremony of the House of Ungit?

7. How is it that Psyche could have endured so much without any anguish?

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

9. What conflict comes between Orual and the Fox?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the journey Orual takes up the mountain, examining the symbolic meaning behind three of the following:

A) The steep ascent.

B) The hills and valleys between Glome and the Mountain.

C) The black valley.

D) The secret valley of the god.

Essay Topic 2

Saint Augustine once said that "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe." How is this definition of faith demonstrated in Till We Have Faces?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of gender in shaping the world of Till We Have Faces? Write an essay in which you analyze how gender defines the main characters and to what degree these characters transcend (or are limited by) their gender identity.

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