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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. What color are the tree trunks in Chapter 12?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Indigo.
(d) Violet.

2. Who does Ransom decide is Maleldil’s representative?
(a) The Lady.
(b) Maleldil himself.
(c) He is.
(d) The King.

3. What is the Un-man torturing when Ransom finds him in Chapter 12?
(a) Piebald.
(b) Fish.
(c) Bird.
(d) Frog.

4. What concept does the Lady learn that makes her laugh and say that the Un-man is younger even than Ransom?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Intuition.

5. What is the theme of the stories that Un-man is telling the Lady at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Courage.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Independence.
(d) Suffering.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Maleldil born a man?

3. What horror does Ransom feel at the end of Chapter 13?

4. What creature is by the Lady as she listens to the Un-man at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. To the sound of what instrument does Ransom compare what he hears as he recovers from his subterranean journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. During the rainstorm, what does Ransom see when lightning flashes?

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

3. What does Ransom decide has happened to Weston?

4. How is Ransom able to rest without worrying about the Enemy at the end of Chapter 11?

5. How is Ransom described by the eldila?

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

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

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

9. How does Ransom feel after he eats some seaweed?

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

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