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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. During his campaign speech in Chapter 8, what does Grant state is the most important invention of mankind?
(a) Ramsbotham Gates.
(b) Writing.
(c) The wheel.
(d) Government.

2. How is Rod injured, near the end of Chapter 13?
(a) He is bitten in the leg by a dopey joe.
(b) He falls in the river.
(c) He falls out of a tree.
(d) He burns himself while tending a fire.

3. Who is selected to lead the group meeting in Chapter 8, during which a leader will be elected?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Grant.
(c) Roy.
(d) Rod.

4. How is Jack injured early in Chapter 8?
(a) She falls off of a small ledge.
(b) She is stabbed by an angry student.
(c) She is kicked in the ribs by a wounded buck.
(d) She is bitten by a lion-type creature.

5. Who explains to Rob why the students were not picked up at the scheduled end of their final exam?
(a) A dopey joe.
(b) A media crew.
(c) Deacon Matson.
(d) Caroline.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 12, upon Rod's return from his expedition what change does he notice in Grant?

2. Under Grant's leadership, who is appointed as the historian of the group?

3. Why does Rod become angry during his first hunting expedition with a partner other than Jack?

4. What is Rod doing, in the final scene in the final chapter of "Tunnel in the Sky?"

5. What change had been made to guard duty in Rod's absence, as described in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Grant and Rod build in an attempt to protect their camp from the stampeding animals?

2. What happens to Grant during the dopey joes' aggressive period?

3. Why, according to Caroline, is Carmen unable to relocate to a new place?

4. What two characters on Earth were married while Rod and his friends are stranded on the unknown planet?

5. Why do Bob and Carmen ask to wait a day when their friends consider abandoning Grant's rule and forming a new colony?

6. In Chapter 9 how does Grant use the wedding of Bob and Carmen to his advantage?

7. At the end of the novel, what is Rod doing?

8. The first part of Chapter 11 is told from whose point of view?

9. What creature attacks Roy, surprising him?

10. Under Grant's leadership, how frequently are town meetings held?

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