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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. What does Thulcandra mean to the hross?

2. Why does Ransom eat so much food when they have a meal after landing?

3. What does Ransom hear when he regains consciousness?

4. When Ransom approaches a small cottage looking for a possible place to spend the night, who does he meet?

5. How does Ransom spend his time during the next few weeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ransom thinking about as the ship prepares to land?

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

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

4. What steps does Ransom take to be more comfortable in the space ship?

5. Ransom overhears a conversation between Weston and Devine about what they plan to do with him. What was the plan?

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

7. Ransom thinks a lot about his situation and comes up with an explanation of why he feels so good. Weston has his own explanation. What are the two men's explanations?

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

9. What does Ransom's dream foretell?

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

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

In Out of the Silent Planet, C.S.Lewis has much to say about racism and judging people based on external differences.

1. Do you think Weston's attitude toward the inhabitants of Malacandra parallels discrimination or prejudice in this country? Explain the differences and similarities between Weston's thinking and groups today who pander hate. What are some of the minorities in this country? Give examples of prejudice that you may have witnessed or read about.

Essay Topic 3

When Hyoi explained the hross mating habits to Ransom he seemed to imply that mating, done only once, for a short time, in a hross's life made it that much sweeter and memorable. Chose one of your favorite activities or food, for example, chocolate.

Write about how you think it would feel to be able to experience that activity or food a few times, for a few short years in your life. Do you think it would make it better? How do you think you'd feel after the time was gone and you could not longer have access to something you enjoyed so much?

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