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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Ransom feel as he and Weston talk about “Force”?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Frustration.

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

3. What size is the dragon Ransom sees in Chapter 4?
(a) Size of a barn.
(b) Size of a St. Bernard dog.
(c) Size of a horse.
(d) Size of a house.

4. What word does the narrator use to describe the emotion he is feeling as he walks toward Ransom’s cottage?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Fear.
(c) Distaste.
(d) Embarrassment.

5. What language did Ransom learn in Malacandra?
(a) Ket.
(b) Hressa-Hlab.
(c) Quenya.
(d) Esperanto.

6. What mythical creature did Ransom meet on Malacandra ?
(a) Harpies.
(b) Hydra.
(c) Cyclops.
(d) Chimera.

7. As Ransom travels on the silver fish, how many phosphorescent creatures seem to be within sight at one time?
(a) 20-30.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 5-10.

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

9. During what Earth period might the language of Surnibur have developed?
(a) Ordovician.
(b) Triassic.
(c) Jurassic.
(d) Cambrian.

10. What color are the tree trunks where Weston sets up camp?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

11. How many immense piers or rock rise upwards as Ransom and the Lady stop for a moment during their climb?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

12. In Chapter 4, what color are the dragon’s wings?
(a) Redish gold.
(b) Silvery green.
(c) Silvery gray.
(d) Bluish gold.

13. How does Ransom bring light to the room in Chapter 2?
(a) Lights a match.
(b) Flips a switch.
(c) Lights a candle.
(d) Turns up the gas lights.

14. What language is Weston able to speak when he arrives on Perelandra?
(a) Perelandrian.
(b) Malacandrian.
(c) Terran.
(d) Old Solar.

15. In which world did Maleldil first take human form?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Earth.
(c) Malacandra.
(d) Perelandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ransom and the Green Lady land in a bay, what color rocks are on the low cliffs and outcroppings?

2. Where is Ransom going to be traveling?

3. What does the narrator pass on his way to Ransom’s cottage?

4. Where did Ransom have to go?

5. How far does the narrator walk from the train station to Ransom’s cottage?

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