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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The humming noise Ransom hears makes him believe he is:
(a) in some sort of airship
(b) hearing a refridgerator running
(c) hearing a chorus of angels in the distance
(d) must be suffering from the drug's aftereffects

2. How does Devine control Ransom when they leave the ship?
(a) Threatens to leave him there with no hope of returning to earth
(b) He holds a revolver on him
(c) Drugs him so that he is able to walk but only slowly
(d) Handcuffs him

3. What does Ransom think might be happening?
(a) That somehow the space travel has actually split his body and there are two Ransoms wandering the woods
(b) That he is insane and actually in a hospital on earth and the entire trip has been in his head
(c) That he has become a multiple personality
(d) That he is home asleep and dreaming all of this

4. What does Ransom hear as he runs through the forest?
(a) A strange snapping noise he can't place
(b) Birds singing in the trees
(c) Fast, thudding steps behind him
(d) Gunshots and some voices yelling

5. How does Ransom escape from the water?
(a) the black creature manages to grab both Weston and Devine
(b) the sorns throw rocks at Weston and Devine and Ransom runs away
(c) the black creature pulls Devine under and Weston is distracted shooting at the animal
(d) Devine can't swim and Weston takes his gun off Ransom while rescuing Devine

Short Answer Questions

1. Because the moon looks so strange to Ransom, what does he think?

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

3. What does Harry do at the Rise?

4. Who is Ransom talking to near the end of the chapter?

5. Weston treats Ransom with contempt because:

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter six the ship begins to approach Malacandra. What happens to the inside of the ship as they come onto the planet?

2. Give a general description about the planet's inhabitants and their government.

3. Describe the room where Ransom wakes after being knocked out at the Rise, the house where he met Weston and Devine.

4. How does Ransom react to finally being free?

5. How does Ransom figure out they are in space?

6. Describe the scene of Ransom meeting his first hross.

7. How does Ransom feel about the conversation?

8. Describe the house where Ransom finds Harry and meets Weston and Devine.

9. What does Ransom see as he's running away from his captors?

10. Describe Weston's attitude toward Devine. Tell why you think Weston and Devine are or are not friends.

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