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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 kind of food does Augray offer Ransom?
2. Why was Ransom kidnapped, according to the Oyarsa?
3. What is the first question Oyarsa asks Ransom?
4. What was the prophecy Oyarsa alluded to with Ransom?
5. What is a pfifltriggi carving on one of the stones?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ransom do and what does he see after they land on earth?
2. What is the narrator's purpose in writing this story?
3. Describe Ransom's first view of Meldilorn.
4. Besides collecting gold, what is Weston's motivation for coming to Malacandra?
5. What does Ransom do on the space ship during the return trip to earth?
6. Describe the hross' relationship with the hnakra.
7. What does Augray, the sorn, and Ransom talk about while eating?
8. What does the sorn and Ransom do when Ransom enters the cave?
9. Who begins speaking in Chapter 22? How did he learn of Ransom?
10. What kind of knowledge interest the sorn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Osarya, the ruler of the entire planet has a great deal of power over its peoples. How do you think earth would be different if the entire planet had one person who had final authority on all matters? Use examples from Malacandra and earth that point out the differences.
Essay Topic 2
In this book, C.S. Lewis seems postulate that fear causes a great deal of harm. If fear was the opposite of love, how would that cause many of the world's problems? Based on Out of the Silent Planet, what do you think the author believed fear did to humanity?
Essay Topic 3
In this book, description is a large part of the writing. Why do you think Lewis wrote so much description? Did you feel you had a good picture of Malacandra and the inhabitants? Describe some of the terrain, the culture and inhabitants of the planet.
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