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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. What does the ship run on, as explained by Weston?
(a) nuclear power
(b) hydrogen
(c) geothermal energy
(d) solar radiation

2. The core of the ship is:
(a) contains argon and helium
(b) made of molten lava
(c) solid metal
(d) hollow

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

4. When Weston walks into Ransom's room, Weston is:
(a) mean
(b) crying
(c) apologetic
(d) nude

5. Because the moon looks so strange to Ransom, what does he think?
(a) He thinks Weston must have hypnotized him
(b) He thinks it must be a harvest moon
(c) He thinks he's asleep and dreaming
(d) He wonders if the drug he was given in his drink has affected his vision

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ransom on the boat?

2. What does the sky on Malacandra look like when they embark?

3. Weston replies to Ransom's questions by telling him not to talk too much in order to:

4. When Ransom asks why he is kidnapped, Weston tells him that:

5. At the location in question #3, Ransom meets a former schoolmate whose name is:

Short Essay Questions

1. Once Ransom settles into the routine of space travel how does he feel?

2. Describe the terrain Ransom sees as they embark from the ship.

3. What does Ransom feel about Devine, and why?

4. How does Ransom react to finally being free?

5. What does Ransom see as he's running away from his captors?

6. Describe the house where Ransom finds Harry and meets Weston and Devine.

7. Describe the room where Ransom wakes after being knocked out at the Rise, the house where he met Weston and Devine.

8. Describe the delusion Ransom is experiencing in the forest.

9. What does Ransom's dream foretell?

10. How does Ransom feel about the conversation?

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