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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Weston when he began to pay attention to biology?
(a) 60s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 50s.
(d) 30s.

2. What type of people did Ransom love on Malacandra?
(a) Flower-people.
(b) Tree-people.
(c) Smooth-skinned people.
(d) Furry-people.

3. What color is the coffin-like object?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

4. What is Ransom’s first name?
(a) Elwin.
(b) Elsworth.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Edward.

5. How does Ransom spend his time at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Eating.
(b) Exploring the island.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Talking with the Green Lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles has Weston travelled to reach Venus?

2. How does Ransom know he is in the same valley where Weston became ill?

3. In Chapter 3, who argues against the Christian doctrine of the resurrection of the human body?

4. During a Perelandran night, how far might someone be able to see?

5. What does the Green Lady call Ransom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Just before twilight, what does Ransom see?

2. How does Ransom make friends with the dragon?

3. Why are there different creatures in the ancient worlds?

4. What does Ransom find to eat in Chapter 8?

5. What does Ransom see when he wakes in Chapter 4?

6. What happens when Weston states that he calls the Force into himself completely?

7. Why doesn’t the narrator have anything to carry as he walks to Ransom’s cottage?

8. What are some of the creatures that Ransom sees when he rides a sliver fish in Chapter 8?

9. How does the narrator describe the object he sees in Ransom’s house?

10. What does Ransom wonder about mythology?

(see the answer keys)

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