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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 is on the other side of the wall?

2. What bothers Ransom about describing earth to the hross?

3. What are the waves on the water like?

4. What does Thulcandra mean to the hross?

5. Ransom contemplates what he has learned from Weston and realizes he's ready to face what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the delusion Ransom is experiencing in the forest.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the terrain Ransom sees as they embark from the ship.

8. Describe the ship as Ransom sees it.

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

10. In Chapter six the ship begins to approach Malacandra. What happens to the inside of the ship as they come onto the planet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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