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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Maleldil born a man?
(a) Paris.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Bethlehem.

2. What odd site does Ransom see as he makes his subterranean journey in Chapter 15?
(a) Four great earth-beetles pulling a flat car.
(b) Two elephants carrying strangers.
(c) Some type of vehicle filled with insects.
(d) Walking skeletons.

3. Why does the Un-man tell the Lady she should disobey Maleldil?
(a) To please the king.
(b) For duty.
(c) For independence.
(d) To please Maleldil.

4. What does Ransom realize is his most serious injury as he begins to heal?
(a) A bite on the heel.
(b) An open wound on his head.
(c) A broken collarbone.
(d) A few broken ribs.

5. What emotion consumes Ransom after he realizes what Weston has become?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Terror.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, after Ransom drinks from a pool, how long does it take him the top?

2. Where did Perelandra rise from?

3. How far back does the Un-man stagger when Ransom hits him for torturing a creature?

4. What does the first voice sound like at the beginning of Chapter 16?

5. What color is the face Ransom sees at the beginning of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ransom realize that he is a miracle?

2. How does Ransom feel when he finds the injured frogs?

3. What image does Ransom see emerging from the stories told by the Un-man?

4. How does Ransom finally kill the Un-man?

5. In what way is Ransom a stone that determines the course of a river?

6. How does Ransom know that one of the eldila is the Oyarsa of Malacandra?

7. What does the creature look like that Ransom stalks in order to find out what is singing?

8. How do the sleep needs of Ransom, the Lady, and the Un-man vary?

9. What does Ransom decide has happened to Weston?

10. How does Ransom explain what Perelandra will do that day?

(see the answer keys)

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