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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 - Escape!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in “Runaround” that it is one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing is to be gained from what?
(a) Worry.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Deep thought.

2. What surrounds the mining pool, causing danger to Speedy, in “Runaround”?
(a) Water.
(b) Crystals.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Gold nuggets.

3. When Donovan and Powell first locate Speedy in “Runaround,” Donovan describes him as sounding what?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Drunk.

4. The company that has propositioned U.S. Robot in “Escape!” has promised how much money to U.S. Robot if there is a solution to their problem, plus the costs of construction?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $1,000,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $200,000.

5. According to Donovan in “Runaround,” he sent Speedy to the nearest mining pool which was how many miles away from Donovan and Powell’s location in “Runaround”?
(a) 2.
(b) 17.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Powell install in his office wall in “Catch That Rabbit”?

2. What does Donovan do when the ship returns to Earth in “Escape!”?

3. When did the First Mercury Expedition take place, according to the narrative?

4. How tall is Dave in “Catch That Rabbit”?

5. What is the character of Powell’s first name?

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