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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the first type of creatures Ransom sees as he wanders the forest?
(a) Giraffe like animals eating off the tops of trees
(b) A creature that looks much like a squirrel
(c) A bird resembling a robin
(d) He doesn't see anything alive other than himself

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

3. When the ship is landing what is Ransom doing?
(a) Thinking about escape
(b) Wondering where they are
(c) He is deeply engaged in thought
(d) Trying to find something heavy to hit Weston over the head with

4. Because of the point of view of the story, the reader knows:
(a) that Weston thinks Ransom is highly intelligent
(b) that Ransom is about to be sacrificed to the sun god
(c) that Ransom is on his way to Malacandra
(d) only what Ransom knows

5. What are the three men doing in Ransom's dream?
(a) Climbing over a wall
(b) Fighting
(c) Smoking pipes together
(d) Having dinner

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Oyarsa want to kill Weston?

2. How does Ransom feel as Oyarsa approaches?

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

4. Ransom's dream mentioned in question #16 foreshadows:

5. When Ransom looks around after landing he notices the ship is sitting on:

(see the answer key)

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