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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. From where does the milk for cheese come?

2. Why is the hnakra beloved by the hross?

3. What is the first question Oyarsa asks Ransom?

4. What does Oyarsa say the "bent one" on earth has done?

5. What does Ransom understand because of strange, flickering changes in the light?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the sorn and Ransom do when Ransom enters the cave?

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

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

4. What kind of knowledge interest the sorn?

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

6. What does the hross have to say about war on Malacandra?

7. Describe Ransom's first view of Meldilorn.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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