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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. Which of these was NOT a way that Mr. Frost thought about using to get Mark to bring Jane to them?

2. According to Merlin, why has Jane not had a child yet?

3. What is Jane's opinion of Mr. Ransom after hearing Mr. Macphee's emotionless version of Mr. Ransom's history?

4. What does Merlin think Ransom and his followers should do to Jane?

5. The author makes a reference to a place written about in the stories by J.R.R. Tolkein. What is the name of this place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Head able to speak?

2. What is Mark trying to do when his pen is knocked out of his hand by the Fairy?

3. What happens to Mark when he sees the remains of the prisoner Alcasar?

4. According to the macrobes, what is the true fate of human kind?

5. What does Mr. Frost receive that causes him to leave Mark in the holding room with no warning?

6. What kind of tests does Merlin give to Mr. Ransom to make sure he is the real leader at St. Anne's?

7. What is left of the N.I.C.E. at the end of the banquet?

8. What does the 'Curse of Babel' do to the people at the banquet table?

9. Why are Mr. Frost and Mr. Wither trying to talk to the old man in Latin?

10. What is so frustrating to Mark when he gets to his apartment after leaving Belbury?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Head is a very integral figure in this book. Describe it. What is it? What is it used for? Where did it come from? What is the significance of the Head? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

When Jane gets on the train to go to St. Anne's she notices a difference in the weather on her way there. What is this difference? What significance does this difference have?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Ransom is a very important figure in this book. What symbolic figure is he supposed to represent? Use examples from the text to support this idea. How does this standing affect the other characters he comes in contact with in the book?

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