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

2. 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 he's hallucinating
(d) He believes they are going to be punished for killing the hross

3. 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 is in league with Weston and Devine
(d) That Ransom shouldn't be there, but should be on his way to see Oyarsa

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

5. 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) Weston and Devine thought the sorn would leave them alone if they brought a human sacrifice
(c) Oyarsa told the sorns to tell the men that unless they brought a person from Thulcandra to him, they could take no more gold
(d) Weston and Devine hoped to trade him for gold and power

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Meldilorn, home of Oyarsa , look like when Ransom first views it?

2. What does the Osarya offer Ransom?

3. How does Ransom feel as Oyarsa approaches?

4. Why doesn't Oyarsa want to kill Weston?

5. Who, besides the three men does Ransom believe is on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who begins speaking in Chapter 22? How did he learn of Ransom?

2. Explain the history of earth (Thulcandra) and its relationship to Malacandra.

3. What does the hross have to say about war on Malacandra?

4. What does the sorn and Ransom do when Ransom enters the cave?

5. What does Ransom find as he climbs the mountain pass? Describe the scene.

6. What does Ransom do and what does he see after they land on earth?

7. What does Ransom find at the edge of the grove? Describe it.

8. Who is brought in front of Oyarsa and what happens?

9. How does Ransom feel about going with Hyoi on the hunt for the hnakra? What does he want to prove?

10. Besides collecting gold, what is Weston's motivation for coming to Malacandra?

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