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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 subjects about earth interest the sorns?

2. What does the Osarya offer Ransom?

3. Where can the eldil go?

4. What does Ransom what to prove to the hross during the hnakra hunt?

5. What is a pfifltriggi carving on one of the stones?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the history of earth (Thulcandra) and its relationship to Malacandra.

2. Describe the hross' relationship with the hnakra.

3. Describe a parallel between Ransom leaving to go to the mountains and the beginning of the book.

4. Who is brought in front of Oyarsa and what happens?

5. What does Ransom do on the space ship during the return trip to earth?

6. Why have Weston and Devine brought Ransom to Malacandra?

7. How does Ransom feel about going with Hyoi on the hunt for the hnakra? What does he want to prove?

8. What does Ransom do and what does he see after they land on earth?

9. Besides collecting gold, what is Weston's motivation for coming to Malacandra?

10. What does Ransom tell the sorn about earth and what do the sorn think?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about your overall reaction to this book. Did you like it? Why or why not? Was it exciting? Boring? Was it believable? Were you able to put yourself on the planet and feel you knew what it looked like? Felt like? Did you like or dislike the characters? Did you agree with them? What did you see the story as representing?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the mating habits of the hross with human ones. Which do you think is better? Discuss why something that is precious, such as gold, is precious due to its scarcity. What would this have to do with the hross's mating patterns?

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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