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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hyoi tell Ransom about the eldil?
(a) That they are hard to see and Ransom might not be able to see them
(b) That they are shy creatures and come only at Oyarsa's command
(c) That they look like fire
(d) That they tend to be arrogant and demanding

2. What do the stone monuments show Ransom?
(a) The three races of Malacandra working together
(b) The monuments are carved with images depicting the creation of Malacandra
(c) All sorts of animals, some he's seen, some he hasn't
(d) The faces of Oyarsa.

3. What does Weston think when the Oyarsa asks about the dead hross?
(a) Unable to see where the voice of Oyarsa is coming from, Weston thinks it is a ventriloquist trick
(b) He thinks it's possible the Oyarsa is actually real
(c) He believes they are going to be punished for killing the hross
(d) He believes he's hallucinating

4. When an eldil comes to Hyoi's boat what does he tell the hross?
(a) That humans are not allowed to hunt hnakra
(b) That Hyoi must allow Ransom to kill the hnakra to prove himself
(c) That Ransom shouldn't be there, but should be on his way to see Oyarsa
(d) That Ransom is in league with Weston and Devine

5. What reason does Augray give for not going to Oyarsa 's island with Ransom?
(a) Augray and the hross manning the boat don't get along
(b) The Oyarsa does not allow Augray on the island
(c) Augray needs to head home
(d) Oyarsa has not called for him

6. Why is the hnakra beloved by the hross?
(a) The hnakra is the best food the hross can eat
(b) The hross came from the hnakra thousands of years ago
(c) They appreciate the sport of hunting them
(d) The danger of hunting them makes life more vivid and enjoyable

7. What does Ransom understand because of strange, flickering changes in the light?
(a) That there are many eldil present on the island
(b) That the cities in Malacandra use some sort of artificial lighting
(c) That the sun is about to set
(d) That many things might be invisible to him

8. What does Augray say about Oyarsa?
(a) He only came to Malacandra a short time ago
(b) Oyarsa is eternal, is everywhere, and is invisible, like an eldil
(c) No one knows who he/she is
(d) He kills criminals

9. Why was Ransom kidnapped, according to the Oyarsa?
(a) Weston and Devine were told they would be killed if they didn't bring him
(b) Oyarsa told the sorns to tell the men that unless they brought a person from Thulcandra to him, they could take no more gold
(c) Weston and Devine hoped to trade him for gold and power
(d) Weston and Devine thought the sorn would leave them alone if they brought a human sacrifice

10. How do the hross view death?
(a) As the end, that there is no life after death
(b) As a wonderful transformation
(c) As a choice to take when ready
(d) With horror and fear

11. Why doesn't Oyarsa want to kill Weston?
(a) He doesn't believe in killing
(b) He hasn't decided if Weston has done enough wrong to merit killing
(c) There is no capital punishment on Malacandra
(d) He is reluctant to kill Weston because he is not from Malacandra

12. What is the first question Oyarsa asks Ransom?
(a) Oyarsa asks Ransom where he came from
(b) Oyarsa asks Ransom where Weston and Devine are
(c) Oyarsa asks Ransom why he has come to Malacandra
(d) Oyarsa asks Ransom what he is afraid of?

13. Why is Ransom confused as he climbs through the mountain pass?
(a) The pass has many small paths diverging from it
(b) Thin air and altitude
(c) He keeps hearing voices in the wind
(d) He can't see anything that might be Augray's Tower

14. What does Oyarsa say the "bent one" on earth has done?
(a) Turned the earth into a polluted mess
(b) Urged humans to fight among themselves
(c) Made men afraid of death
(d) Created racism

15. When Weston talks of humanity, what does the Oyarsa do?
(a) Tells Weston that his ideas are insane
(b) Challenges Weston's notion of what humanity really means
(c) Tells Weston that he is not human for killing the hross
(d) Scorns humans as being animals

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling is Ransom fighting as he leaves Hyoi's boat?

2. What does the Oyarsa order when it's obvious Weston is not going to believe in his existence?

3. What does the sorn look like?

4. Where and with whom does Ransom spend the night on the island?

5. Where does Ransom and Augray spend the night?

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