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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Rod's only friend in the survival class?
(a) Bob Baxter.
(b) Jimmy Throxton.
(c) Caroline Mshiyeni.
(d) John Matson.
2. One of the two new arrivals at the end of Chapter 7 has what injury?
(a) A sprained ankle.
(b) A wounded arm and a fever.
(c) A broken leg.
(d) A minor concussion.
3. At the time of the novel, what exists where the Statue of Liberty once stood?
(a) Bedford-Stuyvestant Crater.
(b) Bedford-Stuyvestant Gap.
(c) Bedlow Gap.
(d) Bedlow Crater.
4. What two people arrive near the end of Chapter 7, joining the original three in their new settlement?
(a) Johann and Carmen.
(b) Johann and Caroline.
(c) Bob and Caroline.
(d) Bob and Carmen.
5. What does Jack use as an alarm, to warn of intruders in the shelter?
(a) Water at the entrance.
(b) Dry branches of thorn bush, draped across the entrance.
(c) Gravel in the entrance.
(d) A small fire at the entrance.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the invention of Dr. Jesse Evelyn Ramsbotham?
2. How many moons does the unknown planet have, according to Jack?
3. What does Rod eat for dinner his first night on the unknown planet?
4. What piece of equipment does Rod use to help him sleep securely during his first night on the unknown planet?
5. How do Rod and Jack break the fever of the person they discovered in a tree in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Helen choose to tell Rod about his parents' decision, despite telling them that she would not reveal their plan?
2. Who does Rod finally agree to partner with, before traveling through the gate to an unknown planet?
3. What shocking secret does Jimmy reveal to Rod, regarding Jack?
4. Who does the "dead" student in the tree turn out to be?
5. List several ways in which the futuristic Earth of "Tunnel in the Sky" differs from our present-day planet.
6. What hunting technique do Rod and Jack develop together?
7. How does Jack finally convince Rod that they are not on Terra?
8. Why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy decide to signal other students to join their group?
9. What advice does Deacon Matson give Rod, regarding the final exam?
10. What unusual phenomenon do Jack and Rod see in the sky at the end of Chapter 5, in addition to the pentagonal constellation?
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