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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 color are the eldila when they appear in human form?

2. In Chapter 10, how does Ransom lose ground in the argument?

3. As the battle rages on between Ransom and the Un-man, to what creature does Ransom compare the Enemy?

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

5. What emotion consumes Ransom after he realizes what Weston has become?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Ransom’s long sleep in the fire-lit cave, how does he feel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Ransom see when his thoughts are interrupted by a voice in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ransom and Weston have very different views of death. What are Weston’s views of death? What are Ransom’s? How have the men’s experiences colored the way they view death? How are the men’s views similar or different?

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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