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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the night that Ransom rides the silver fish, what color luminosity can he see in the sea?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Silvery-white.
(c) Gold.
(d) Blue-green.

2. What sound breaks into Ransom’s dreams in Chapter 5?
(a) The dragon.
(b) The sound of the sea.
(c) The Green Lady singing.
(d) A bird.

3. Where does Ransom find food on the Fixed Land?
(a) Upper slopes and wooded valleys.
(b) In a grove of trees.
(c) Near the beach.
(d) At the base of the cliffs.

4. What type of people did Ransom love on Malacandra?
(a) Smooth-skinned people.
(b) Flower-people.
(c) Tree-people.
(d) Furry-people.

5. What creatures are with Ransom when he wakes after his conversation with the Lady?
(a) Little cat-like creatures.
(b) Dragon and a wallaby-type creature.
(c) Birds and dog-like creature.
(d) Little pig-like creatures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color darkness comes along with a marked drop in temperature when Random assumes a horizontal position as he approaches the surface of Venus?

2. What color are the leaves on the trees where Weston sets up camp?

3. What language did Ransom learn in Malacandra?

4. During what Earth period might the language of Surnibur have developed?

5. Where did Ransom travel previously that he longs to see again?

(see the answer key)

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