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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ransom do when he finally stops for a moment?
(a) Ptrips off his shirt and pants and bathes in a stream
(b) Sits down beside a stream of warm water
(c) Sits down and begins to cry
(d) Picks up some berries that might be edible

2. What is an eldil?
(a) A child of the hross born with psychic abilities
(b) A group of hross who live together, like a tribe
(c) A spirit like messenger of Oyarsa
(d) A plant which is the main diet stable of the hross

3. When he closely examines the walls how do they appear?
(a) They are joined seamlessly with the floor
(b) They are square
(c) They aren't really there
(d) They have small, raised bumps on them

4. What does Ransom do when he sits down for a moment to rest?
(a) He relaxes and quickly falls asleep
(b) He hides behind a large tree
(c) He pulls out his knife and digs in the soil
(d) He takes a drink of water

5. Ransom wakes in a strange room that can be described how?
(a) There is a smell of roses
(b) The walls are covered in fur
(c) The table and chairs are built for giants
(d) One of the walls is warm

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ransom becomes depressed as they enter Malacandra's atmosphere?

2. What does Ransom contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. What happens before Hyoi can turn the boat around and head back?

4. What does Ransom hear as he runs through the forest?

5. Because of the point of view of the story, the reader knows:

(see the answer key)

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