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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because the moon looks so strange to Ransom, what does he think?
(a) He wonders if the drug he was given in his drink has affected his vision
(b) He thinks it must be a harvest moon
(c) He thinks he's asleep and dreaming
(d) He thinks Weston must have hypnotized him

2. Why does Ransom think about suicide?
(a) He figures he could mess up Devine's plan if he was dead
(b) He thinks it would be better than death at the hand of some terrible beast
(c) He's very home sick and fears he'll never see earth again
(d) He is depressed

3. What are the walls made of?
(a) plastic
(b) cloth
(c) metal
(d) wood

4. Why does Ransom think he feels so good?
(a) He's still alive even though he's in space
(b) Because the mysteries of space are being revealed to him
(c) It is a great adventure he's having
(d) The food is very good

5. The view outside the window is:
(a) a beautiful waterfall
(b) of stars and what may be the moon
(c) a forest that he doesn't recognize
(d) a meadow full of cows

Short Answer Questions

1. The walls of the ship seem to shift constantly because:

2. The character in question #1 meets a woman who is searching for her simple-minded son, whose name is:

3. What does Devine actually go into the kitchen to do?

4. What does Ransom think when the woman tells him about the Rise?

5. How does most things on the planet appear to Ransom?

(see the answer key)

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