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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 is Ransom’s name in his own tongue according to the eldila?

2. Where did Ransom get wounded?

3. Where does Ransom land when he finally gets out of the subterranean caverns he travelled through?

4. The second time the eldila try to create a shape, what do they appear as?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where have “they” set foot as they begin to climb?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ransom try to kill the Un-man at the beginning of Chapter 14?

3. What does Ransom do as he waits for dawn in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Ransom decide has happened to Weston?

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

10. When Ransom finally ends his subterranean journey, why does he think he is on a high mountain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator is afraid as he walks to his friend’s cottage. Does the narrator realize he is afraid at first? When does he become aware that he is afraid? Does he know at first why he is afraid? What does the narrator decide is the cause of his fear?

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

Ransom considers Weston to be egotistical. What behaviors does Weston exhibit that demonstrate ego? How does Weston carry himself? What does Weston think of other people/creatures? Why does it seem that Weston has an enlarge ego?

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