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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many languages are on Mars?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.
2. During the night that Ransom rides the silver fish, what color luminosity can he see in the sea?
(a) Silvery-white.
(b) Gold.
(c) Blue-green.
(d) Yellow.
3. What color are the leaves on the trees where Weston sets up camp?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Green.
(d) Rust.
4. What time of day does the narrator head for Ransom’s cottage?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 5 p.m.
5. What emotion does Random feel when it begins raining?
(a) Terror.
(b) Fear.
(c) Delight.
(d) Pleasure.
6. In Chapter 5, how many islands are making a temporary continent?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 20-25.
(d) 10-12.
7. During a Perelandran night, how far might someone be able to see?
(a) 4 feet.
(b) 6 inches.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 12 inches.
8. What does the Green Lady do when she looks at Ransom?
(a) Screams.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Cries.
(d) Yells.
9. How many acres is the plateau where the immense piers of rock rest?
(a) About 5 acres.
(b) Perhaps 7 acres.
(c) 10 acres.
(d) 8 acres.
10. How far does the narrator walk from the train station to Ransom’s cottage?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 1/2 mile.
11. During what Earth period might the language of Surnibur have developed?
(a) Triassic.
(b) Cambrian.
(c) Jurassic.
(d) Ordovician.
12. What color is the coffin-like object?
(a) Gray.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) White.
13. Who was Ransom’s chief captor when he was kidnapped and taken to Mars?
(a) Martin.
(b) Weston.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Bridger.
14. What does the narrator pass on his way to Ransom’s cottage?
(a) Abandoned church.
(b) Dead factory.
(c) School.
(d) Daily farm.
15. What type of people did Ransom love on Malacandra?
(a) Smooth-skinned people.
(b) Tree-people.
(c) Flower-people.
(d) Furry-people.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many floating islands does Ransom count at the beginning of Chapter 8?
2. How far inland does Weston set up camp?
3. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Weston have clenched between his teeth?
4. What day of the week does the narrator travel to see Ransom?
5. What creatures are with Ransom when he wakes after his conversation with the Lady?
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