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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. Where does Ransom run as he's getting away?
2. Ransom's new vitality is:
3. What does the sky on Malacandra look like when they embark?
4. Ransom is a professor of:
5. What is on the other side of the wall?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Devine manage to drug Ransom's drink?
2. How does Ransom feel when he finds out he's been kidnapped and is in space?
3. Describe the house where Ransom finds Harry and meets Weston and Devine.
4. What does Ransom's dream foretell?
5. Write about Ransom's feelings upon entering the atmosphere of Malacandra.
6. How does Ransom escape and where does he go?
7. Describe the dream Ransom had when Weston drugged his drink.
8. Describe Weston's attitude toward Devine. Tell why you think Weston and Devine are or are not friends.
9. Describe the three characters who have been introduced in this chapter.
10. Describe the terrain Ransom sees as they embark from the ship.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
On Malacandra, the hross, Hyoi, says he can't think of any reason for the three peoples of Malacondra to wage war. What might be reasons that war starts in this world? What circumstances and ideas on Malacandra seem to preclude war as an option there? What do you think might be necessary for war to end on this world, given what Malacandra was described as being like?
Essay Topic 2
In all books characters are never all good or all bad, which reflects the reality of being human. What do you see as Weston, Devine and Ransom's good characteristics? What do you see as their flaws? Would you characterize Ransom as the "good guy" and Weston and Devine as the "bad guys," or do you see their characters as being a mix?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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