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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 was Ransom’s chief captor when he was kidnapped and taken to Mars?

2. What language did Ransom learn in Malacandra?

3. What does the narrator pass on his way to Ransom’s cottage?

4. What emotion does Ransom feel as he and Weston talk about “Force”?

5. What sound breaks into Ransom’s dreams in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of bird wakes Ransom in Chapter 5?

2. What are some of the creatures that Ransom sees when he rides a sliver fish in Chapter 8?

3. How does Ransom describe the sea when he first is aware of it?

4. What happens when Weston states that he calls the Force into himself completely?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6 after the Lady is out of sight, what does Ransom have the urge to do?

6. What does Ransom wonder about mythology?

7. What does Ransom see when he gets up and looks around in Chapter 5?

8. How do Ransom and the Green Lady get to the Fixed Land?

9. In Chapter 8, why is it so important to Ransom that he find Weston?

10. Why does Lewis struggle so when he walks to Ransom’s home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 9, Ransom finally discovers his purpose for being on Perelandra. What has it taken for Ransom to realize his purpose for being on Perelandra? Does the Green Lady know why Ransom has come? What circumstances help Ransom discover his purpose? What is his purpose for being on Perelandra?

Essay Topic 2

When the Green Lady meets Ransom face to face, she comments that she is older. What does the Green Lady mean when she tells Ransom that she is older? Does she look older? Does she seem more mature? Does the Green Lady see any relationship between getting older and maturity?

Essay Topic 3

Ransom does not want to accept the role of savior of Perelandra. Why doesn’t Ransom believe he is qualified to be a savior? What does he think are the qualities of a savior? What does he begin to realize about the role of a savior? How does he come to accept his role?

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