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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Savage and Chapter 5, The Nova.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jack keep water inside the shelter?
(a) In a canteen.
(b) A small stream trickles through.
(c) In a well.
(d) In a skin.

2. How does Rod travel from school to home?
(a) Via intercontinental subway.
(b) Via tunnels that allow for almost instantaneous transport.
(c) Via rocket ship.
(d) Via underwater shuttle.

3. In Chapter 2, what sort of lamp does Mr. Walker light before dinner?
(a) A Peace Lamp.
(b) A lunar reflector.
(c) A plutonium lantern.
(d) Asian sconces.

4. What does Rod's sister call their father?
(a) Roderick.
(b) Dad.
(c) Pater.
(d) Father Walker.

5. Where does Rod conceal his sister's knife, in preparation for the final exam?
(a) Under a bandage on his leg.
(b) In his mess kit.
(c) In a hip holster.
(d) In his vest pack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rod's friend consider dropping out of the survival course?

2. At Emigrants' Gap, Rod watches emigrants from the Australasian Republic being sent to a destination planet known as what?

3. What is the name of Rod's knife?

4. Early in Chapter 4, Rod is no longer interested in the survival exam, but instead interested in what?

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

(see the answer key)

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