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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 Christiana receive soon after entering Beulah?

2. What do the men find when they kill the giant?

3. What does a man refuse in a scene the Interpreter shows the group?

4. What is special about Mr. Mnason?

5. What do the men do when they leave Mr. Mnason’s house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the group is on Enchanted Ground and who meets them at BeulahLand?

2. Why does Christiana decide to go on a journey?

3. Where are the first two places the group go after leaving House Beautiful and what does Great Heart do for them?

4. What happens to the group in BeulahLand?

5. What happens to the group at DelectableMountain?

6. What does the group see as they come to House Beautiful and how did Christian deal with it? How does Great Heart deal with it?

7. What hill did the group climb and what were they shown as they approached House Beautiful?

8. Who visits Christiana while she is preparing to depart and what happens?

9. What is in the dream Christiana has before she leaves her home?

10. Where does the group stop shortly after meeting Honest and what are they told there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The journey of Christian's family is intended to show how women and children also reach salvation. The main difference in their pilgrimage is that they are attacked because of their perceived weakness and are cautioned to rely on a guide to protect them on their journey.

1. In the era of John Bunyan, women were thought to have a more difficult time obtaining salvation because they were not as educated or as capable as men. Discuss how this prevailing idea affected the way the author wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress. How are the women in the narrative presented?

2. Discuss the ways in which women are viewed differently in the modern world by most of the Western world. How do these different perspectives relate to the novel?

3. The weakness of women the author implies is one of moral courage. At this time in history, women were thought to tempt men into sin as the original incident of “Adam and Eve.” How does irony apply to this idea presented by John Bunyan?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following regarding the character dynamics in The Pilgrim's Progress:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why? Use examples from The Pilgrim’s Progress to support your answer.

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? What roles to they play in the development of the story?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable? If so, which ones? If not, what do you think this says about the work?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is a literary element with many qualities: It can establish mood, tone, and circumstances. It can also contribute directly to a novel's plot. Discuss one of the following regarding setting in The Pilgrim's Progress:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Pilgrim’s Progress.

2. In what ways does the author employ symbolism and imagery in his depictions of the settings in the narrative? What do the settings themselves represent symbolically or metaphorically?

3. What themes are developed through the author's depictions of settings in The Pilgrim's Progress? How are they developed?

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