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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Beach of Bones.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Rod and Jack break the fever of the person they discovered in a tree in Chapter 6?
(a) They pour water on his face to revive him, then give him medicine.
(b) They bathe him with water, then take turns talking to him to keep him alert.
(c) They pinch his ear lobe to partially revive him, then give him medicine and water.
(d) They pinch his ear lobe to partially revive him, then give him roasted liver and water.

2. During the wedding at the beginning of Chapter 11, what instrument does Caroline play?
(a) Drum.
(b) Reed.
(c) Harmonica.
(d) Trumpet.

3. What piece of equipment does Rod use to help him sleep securely during his first night on the unknown planet?
(a) A sleeping bag.
(b) Mosquito netting.
(c) A hammock.
(d) A protective plexiglass dome.

4. When Rod and Roy reach the downstream end of the river on their expedition, what do they find?
(a) A desert and a beach of bleached bones.
(b) A dead sea and a beach of bleached bones.
(c) A series of cave dwellings and a desert.
(d) A series of cave dwellings and an ocean.

5. Which resident of the colony is the first to become pregnant?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Jack.
(c) Sue.
(d) Caroline.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the original three survivors loses most often at their nightly games?

2. The doors to the abandoned cave dwellings discovered by Rod and Roy are how tall?

3. Why does Deacon Matson flunk four students before the exam begins?

4. Where does Rod conceal his sister's knife, in preparation for the final exam?

5. When Rod leaves the settlement with Roy to seek out a better location, who is appointed city manager in his place?

(see the answer key)

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