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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ransom contemplates what he has learned from Weston and realizes he's ready to face what?

2. When Weston walks into Ransom's room, Weston is:

3. The effect of weightlessness is countered by:

4. Who is Oyarsa?

5. Weston treats Ransom with contempt because:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think there is so much description in this chapter, and in the entire book?

2. How does Ransom feel when he finds out he's been kidnapped and is in space?

3. What does Weston say to Ransom when he asked how the ship worked?

4. Describe the three characters who have been introduced in this chapter.

5. Describe the ship as Ransom sees it.

6. When Ransom describes being from another planet, what surprises him about the hross?

7. Describe the delusion Ransom is experiencing in the forest.

8. What kind of information do Weston and Devine seek from Ransom when he first meets them in chapter one?

9. Describe the dream Ransom had when Weston drugged his drink.

10. In Chapter seven Ransom gets his first look at some of the inhabitants of the planet. How do they look to him and of what do they remind him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this book Ransom spends a great deal of time being afraid. What are the main fears that Ransom has? How does he face them? What does he find out about fear from Oyarsa? Why would someone with no fear be "at peace?"

Essay Topic 2

Compare the mating habits of the hross with human ones. Which do you think is better? Discuss why something that is precious, such as gold, is precious due to its scarcity. What would this have to do with the hross's mating patterns?

Essay Topic 3

In this book, C.S. Lewis seems postulate that fear causes a great deal of harm. If fear was the opposite of love, how would that cause many of the world's problems? Based on Out of the Silent Planet, what do you think the author believed fear did to humanity?

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