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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 Ransom do with the Hross?

2. What does the ship run on, as explained by Weston?

3. What does the shifting gravity do to the ship?

4. The name of the place where the simple-minded boy is being held and which Ransom finds to be an uninviting place:

5. The second man, who is an accomplice to the man in question #4 and who is a physicist.

Short Essay Questions

1. Once Ransom settles into the routine of space travel how does he feel?

2. How does Ransom feel about the conversation?

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

4. Describe the house where Ransom finds Harry and meets Weston and Devine.

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

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

7. How does Ransom figure out they are in space?

8. Describe the scene of Ransom meeting his first hross.

9. Describe Weston's attitude toward Devine. Tell why you think Weston and Devine are or are not friends.

10. What does the hross do after Ransom eats some of his food?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this book Weston talks about humanity eventually traveling the stars and conquering other planets, because "humans" were the best people ever created. What would you think if you met intelligent beings who did not resemble "humans?" What do you think are characteristics that make humans something other than "animal?" Do you believe a creature other than a "human" could have those characteristics? Why or Why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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