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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, 'Fish, or Cut Bait'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the planned duration of Rod's survival test?
(a) Three to twelve weeks.
(b) Two to ten days.
(c) Two to ten weeks.
(d) Three to twelve days.

2. Which member of the settlement is an aspiring medical student?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Bob.
(c) Grant.
(d) Rod.

3. 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.

4. What sort of gun does Rod obtain from the school armorer, prior to leaving Earth for his final exam?
(a) A needle gun with poison pellets.
(b) A Pluton Flare.
(c) A Thunderbolt.
(d) None.

5. How much meat does Jack want to take, when the two are ready to part ways?
(a) A haunch and a chunk of liver.
(b) The brain and the liver.
(c) The belly and a haunch.
(d) A haunch and part of the brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trick does Jack use before entering the shelter, to ensure no animals are lurking within?

2. Early in Chapter 4, Rod is no longer interested in the survival exam, but instead interested in what?

3. What sort of entrée does Rod enjoy during his meal at home in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 7, Jack asks Rod to abandon being logical in favor of being what?

5. What is the name of Helen's knife?

(see the answer key)

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