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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Fifth Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Rod's knife?
(a) Lady Macbeth.
(b) Colonel Bowie.
(c) Bluebeard.
(d) Mack the Knife.

2. What does Dr. Ramsbotham's invention allow people to do?
(a) By stepping through a gate, people can travel through time.
(b) By allowing themselves to be frozen, people can wait for terminal illnesses to be curable.
(c) By using special viewers, people can experience virtual travel.
(d) By stepping through a gate, people can be transported hundreds or thousands of miles in seconds.

3. Where is Rod's family home?
(a) A neighborhood in New York.
(b) A suburb on Luna.
(c) A suburb on the Grand Canyon.
(d) A neighborhood in the Outlands.

4. What, according to Rod's instructor, is the most dangerous animal known?
(a) An alien.
(b) Man.
(c) The snow ape.
(d) The leopard.

5. What is Helen's greatest wish, for which she would give up her career?
(a) A new career as a teacher.
(b) Travel to the Outlands.
(c) Two babies and a picket fence.
(d) Six babies and a farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unit of currency does Rod spend while watching the travelers at Emigrants' Gap?

2. After finishing school, Rod hopes to travel where?

3. What was Dr. Ramsbotham trying to invent when he made his greatest discovery?

4. What sort of entrée does Rod enjoy during his meal at home in Chapter 2?

5. Why does Rod's instructor try to discourage him from taking the final exam?

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