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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 does Ransom believe that one of the eldila holds in his hand?

2. What color is the phosphorescence that surrounds Ransom in the water in Chapter 13?

3. As Ransom chases the Un-man through the wood, what color birds do they see that look like a grove of formal and flowery shrubs?

4. What book in the Bible does Ransom consider as he argues with his voluble self?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the creature look like that Ransom stalks in order to find out what is singing?

4. What does Ransom see at the beginning of Chapter 13 as he rides the fish?

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

6. What does Ransom discover as he searches the island for Un-man in Chapter 12?

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

8. How does Ransom explain what Perelandra will do that day?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Green Lady believes it is possible to be satisfied when an expected good is not received. How does the Green Lady feel about being with Ransom instead of the King? What is the difference between an expected good and a given good? How does one’s attitude determine satisfaction if one receives something good, but not what one expected? How does the Green lady choose to view a given good?

Essay Topic 2

Ransom creates a definition of what it is to be human. What role does bodily form and a rational mind play in making someone human? What other qualities does Ransom believe make someone human? Why doesn’t Ransom consider the Green Lady to be human?

Essay Topic 3

Ransom begins to believe that myth on one world is fact on another. Where did Ransom first come in contact with what he thought on Earth were mythological creatures? What creatures does he see on Perelandra that would be mythological on Earth? Why does Ransom decide that myth is different on different worlds?

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