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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. When Weston confirms that Ransom is on a spaceship, Ransom is overcome with:
2. What does Ransom do with the Hross?
3. What does Harry do at the Rise?
4. What does Ransom overhear Devine and Weston discussing?
5. When Ransom approaches a small cottage looking for a possible place to spend the night, who does he meet?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Weston's attitude toward Devine. Tell why you think Weston and Devine are or are not friends.
2. What does the hross do after Ransom eats some of his food?
3. What is Ransom thinking about as the ship prepares to land?
4. How does Ransom react to finally being free?
5. How does Ransom escape and where does he go?
6. Describe the ship as Ransom sees it.
7. Why do you think there is so much description in this chapter, and in the entire book?
8. Write about Ransom's feelings upon entering the atmosphere of Malacandra.
9. What does Ransom's dream foretell?
10. What does Weston say to Ransom when he asked how the ship worked?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing Weston's ideas of conquering other planets with America's treatment of the American Indian. How are they similar? Different? Would you consider one to be more immoral than the other?
Essay Topic 2
Out of the Silent Planet is an allegory. It is supposed to represent the creation of earth, the fall of the angels from heaven and the fall of humans. Describe parts of the book that you believe correspond to these events.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing Weston's plans for conquering other planets and killing off their population, to make room for humans, and what has happen on this planet as people cleared out the earth of many animals to make use of the land for ourselves. Are they similar? Do the animals deserve more, less or the same consideration as inhabitants of another planet? Is this planet enriched or impoverished because of the number of extinct animals?
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