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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The effect of weightlessness is countered by:
(a) a weight belt
(b) pressurization
(c) an ionic deconverter
(d) magnetic boots

2. What does Ransom pilfer from the galley?
(a) A knife
(b) A cup and saucer
(c) A frying pan
(d) Seven days rations

3. The character in question #1 meets a woman who is searching for her simple-minded son, whose name is:
(a) George
(b) Jimbo
(c) John
(d) Harry

4. The walls of the ship seem to shift constantly because:
(a) the walls are made of liquid
(b) the center of the sphere is always down while they are in space
(c) they are on drugs and it only seems that the walls are shifting
(d) the walls are flexible rubber

5. What does Ransom notice about the room in which he wakes?
(a) It is icy cold
(b) It is so small he can't stand up all the way
(c) The room is oddly shaped and seems to continuously change proportions
(d) It is painted blue with white stripes

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ransom wakes in a strange room that can be described how?

3. Why does Ransom becomes depressed as they enter Malacandra's atmosphere?

4. What position does Ransom take on the ship?

5. What happens to the center of gravity on the ship as they near the planet?

(see the answer key)

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