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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Foyle use to fire the combustion chamber of the jet?
(a) A piece of flint.
(b) A red-hot filament.
(c) Matches.
(d) A piece of pure sodium metal.

2. What does Foyle survive on while on board the Nomad?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Frozen entrees.
(c) Canned food and a little water.
(d) Dried food and a little water.

3. What is the phrase repeated many times by the woman's chorus of the Sargasso Asteroid?
(a) Rare suff!
(b) Smart suff!
(c) Quant suff!
(d) Quaint suff!

4. Who opens the first school for "jaunting"?
(a) Jaunte himself.
(b) One of Jaunte's children.
(c) One of Jaunte's assistants.
(d) Jaunte's widow.

5. Who is the publicity representative of the Jaunte Schools?
(a) Spencer Thompson.
(b) Oscar Thompson.
(c) Julian Thompson.
(d) Hunter S. Thompson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Foyle live on board the wrecked Nomad?

2. What is the name of the time period when the story takes place?

3. What old organization took over the job of testing and classifying jaunte applicants?

4. How much air can Foyle's spacesuit hold while trapped on the Nomad?

5. How does Foyle contact the spaceship that approaches the Nomad in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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