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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ransom glances at the walls how do they appear?
(a) To not quite meet the floor
(b) To be sloping outward
(c) To converge in a peak in the center of the room
(d) To be circular

2. Ransom's dream mentioned in question #16 foreshadows:
(a) his death at an early age
(b) his eventual trip to Malacandra
(c) his desire to meet men from Mars
(d) his becoming addicted to the drugs Devine gives him

3. When he closely examines the walls how do they appear?
(a) They aren't really there
(b) They have small, raised bumps on them
(c) They are joined seamlessly with the floor
(d) They are square

4. When Ransom asks why he is kidnapped, Weston tells him that:
(a) Ransom was to be used for space experiments
(b) Weston is only following orders and does not know why
(c) Ransom's knowledge of astronomy is needed
(d) Ransom was the most outstanding example of humanity

5. When the ship is landing what is Ransom doing?
(a) Trying to find something heavy to hit Weston over the head with
(b) He is deeply engaged in thought
(c) Wondering where they are
(d) Thinking about escape

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of the point of view of the story, the reader knows:

2. What does Ransom contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. What does Ransom hear when he regains consciousness?

4. The humming noise Ransom hears makes him believe he is:

5. What does the shifting gravity do to the ship?

(see the answer key)

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