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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 pilfer from the galley?

2. Who is Ransom talking to near the end of the chapter?

3. What is all over the ground on the planet?

4. What does Ransom hear when he regains consciousness?

5. Where does Ransom run as he's getting away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the room where Ransom wakes after being knocked out at the Rise, the house where he met Weston and Devine.

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

3. Give a general description about the planet's inhabitants and their government.

4. How does Ransom escape and where does he go?

5. What does Ransom's dream foretell?

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

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

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of fear and death is explored a lot in this book. Ransom speculates on the role of death in life. The hross seem to hold an outlook on death that is very different from his own. They almost welcome death as a wonderful transformation. Write about the view of death from the American culture. Is the main cultural view of death your own? If not, what is your view of death?

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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