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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. How often do the hross marry?

2. What does Oyarsa say of the history of earth?

3. What does the Oyarsa say gives the Malacandrians peace?

4. What feeling is Ransom fighting as he leaves Hyoi's boat?

5. When an eldil comes to Hyoi's boat what does he tell the hross?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Osarya repond to Weston's speech?

3. What does Ransom find as he climbs the mountain pass? Describe the scene.

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

5. What is the narrator's purpose in writing this story?

6. What does Ransom find at the edge of the grove? Describe it.

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

8. What does Augray, the sorn, and Ransom talk about while eating?

9. Who comes to Hyoi and Ransom as they move on the water searching for the hnakra? What does he have to say?

10. Describe Ransom's first view of Meldilorn.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In returning to earth the men do not have enough air to get home safely. They have to detour due to the moon, yet they manage to land the craft. Did the eldil or Osarya intervene to keep them safe? That seems to be the implication. Write about an incident in your life or someone you know who has escaped great harm by what they or you believe was Divine Intervention.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In this book Weston talks about humanity eventually traveling the stars and conquering other planets, because "humans" were the best people ever created. What would you think if you met intelligent beings who did not resemble "humans?" What do you think are characteristics that make humans something other than "animal?" Do you believe a creature other than a "human" could have those characteristics? Why or Why not?

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