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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 does the hross tell Ransom to do when they arrive on the island?
(a) He may wander about as he wishes and will be called by Oyarsa when it is time
(b) He points to a bench and tells Ransom to sit down
(c) To stay on the beach until someone comes for him
(d) To report to the central building

2. Why does Ransom feel relieved when he wakes in Augray's tower?
(a) He met a sorn, the source of much of his fear since landing on Malacandra, and was not afraid
(b) He has eaten and has slept
(c) Because he's not lost, wandering the mountains
(d) Because he hasn't seen or heard from Weston or Devine

3. What does Ransom see before he sees the sorn?
(a) A stream running through the cave
(b) An eldil
(c) Crystal rocks
(d) The sorn's shadow on the wall

4. What feeling is Ransom fighting as he leaves Hyoi's boat?
(a) Giving himself up to Weston and Devine
(b) Returning to the hross village instead of going to the mountains
(c) Laying down and going to sleep
(d) Feeling so desolate over Hyoi's death that he is unable to function

5. How does Ransom feel as Oyarsa approaches?
(a) His fingers begin to tingle and he feels weak
(b) Calm and peaceful
(c) Happy and energetic
(d) Dizzy and unstable

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Oyarsa say Weston and Devine must do because of their killing?

2. When Weston talks of humanity, what does the Oyarsa do?

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

4. What is a pfifltriggi carving on one of the stones?

5. What about earth amazes the sorns the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the hross' relationship with the hnakra.

2. What kind of knowledge interest the sorn?

3. What does Ransom tell the sorn about earth and what do the sorn think?

4. What happens with the three dead hross?

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

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

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

8. What does Augray, the sorn, and Ransom talk about while eating?

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

10. What does Ransom do on the space ship during the return trip to earth?

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