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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Weston treats Ransom with contempt because:
(a) Weston feels superior to Ransom
(b) Weston knows Ransom cheated in college
(c) Weston thinks Ransom is too old for space travel
(d) Weston knows Ransom is a philanderer

2. What does the Oyarsa say Weston and Devine must do because of their killing?
(a) They must return to Earth in their space ship the following day
(b) That they must work the rest of their lives to support the families of the hross they killed
(c) That they are to be banished in the wilderness of Malacandra
(d) They will be held and brought to trial

3. What happens to Hyoi as they rest in the boat next to the hnakra's body?
(a) All the other hross come and pay him homage
(b) A water snake wraps around his ankle and bites him
(c) He is shot by Weston and Devine and dies
(d) He falls out of the boat on top of the hnakra and they laugh

4. What does Ransom's thoughts about space foreshadow?
(a) The fact that he will travel in space again very soon
(b) The actual account of the solar system he will learn on Malacandra
(c) The dark place where he will be taken
(d) The light of the religion on Malacandra

5. What does Weston and Devine do when they finish eating?
(a) Carry the chairs to the hut
(b) They push Ransom closer to the edge of the water
(c) Clear the table
(d) Wash up in the water

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where can the eldil go?

3. Why is the hnakra beloved by the hross?

4. How does Weston defend himself?

5. The core of the ship is:

(see the answer key)

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