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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. What type of people did Ransom love on Malacandra?

2. What language did Ransom learn in Malacandra?

3. Where did Ransom travel previously that he longs to see again?

4. What emotion does Random feel when it begins raining?

5. How far inland does Weston set up camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn’t Ransom home to greet the narrator?

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

3. How will Ransom get to Perelandra?

4. Why doesn’t Ransom eat two of the yellow fruits?

5. Describe the thunderstorm.

6. Why doesn’t Ransom leave the fixed land with the Lady?

7. Why does Ransom believe he is being sent to Perelandra?

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

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

10. What is the narrator thinking as he walks to Ransom’s cottage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ransom believes that Lewis sees him as a megalomaniac. Why does Ransom think Lewis would accuse him of megalomania? What behaviors is Ransom exhibiting? Why might these behaviors be attributed to megalomania? Why isn’t Ransom a megalomaniac?

Essay Topic 2

The things that Ransom sees and experiences seem to be indescribable. Why can’t words describe what Ransom sees or experiences? How different is Earth from Venus? Is there any part of Venus that is like Earth? How do those differences make it difficult to describe Venus?

Essay Topic 3

As Ransom prepares to leave, Lewis finds himself realizing how much he will miss Ransom. How does the talk the two men have make Lewis feel? What does Lewis begin to notice about Ransom as they talk? As the time draws nearer, how does Lewis realize he will feel when Ransom is gone?

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