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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. What does Ransom what to prove to the hross during the hnakra hunt?
2. What does the Oyarsa order when it's obvious Weston is not going to believe in his existence?
3. Who takes over the telling of the story in Chapter 22?
4. What does Weston think when the Oyarsa asks about the dead hross?
5. What does Meldilorn, home of Oyarsa , look like when Ransom first views it?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the hross' relationship with the hnakra.
2. Who is brought in front of Oyarsa and what happens?
3. What does the sorn and Ransom do when Ransom enters the cave?
4. Describe Ransom's first view of Meldilorn.
5. Describe a parallel between Ransom leaving to go to the mountains and the beginning of the book.
6. How does Ransom feel about going with Hyoi on the hunt for the hnakra? What does he want to prove?
7. What kind of knowledge interest the sorn?
8. Explain the history of earth (Thulcandra) and its relationship to Malacandra.
9. What is the narrator's purpose in writing this story?
10. What does Ransom tell the sorn about earth and what do the sorn think?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Osarya, the ruler of the entire planet has a great deal of power over its peoples. How do you think earth would be different if the entire planet had one person who had final authority on all matters? Use examples from Malacandra and earth that point out the differences.
Essay Topic 2
Out of the Silent Planet is an allegory. It is supposed to represent the creation of earth, the fall of the angels from heaven and the fall of humans. Describe parts of the book that you believe correspond to these events.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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