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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 does Dr. Ramsbotham's invention allow people to do?
(a) By stepping through a gate, people can travel through time.
(b) By stepping through a gate, people can be transported hundreds or thousands of miles in seconds.
(c) By using special viewers, people can experience virtual travel.
(d) By allowing themselves to be frozen, people can wait for terminal illnesses to be curable.

2. Who takes Jack's place on Rod's hunting team in Chapter 8 after Jack is injured?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Roy.

3. What, according to the author in Chapter 4, is the first law of hunting sportsmanship?
(a) When an animal is killed, part should be left behind for other predators to eat.
(b) Once an animal is killed, all parts should be used.
(c) A baby animal should never be hunted.
(d) A wounded animal must be tracked down and finished, not left to suffer.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Rod believe caused his fever?
(a) Three long, imperfectly healed scratches on his left arm.
(b) Four long, imperfectly healed scratches on his left arm.
(c) Three long, imperfectly healed scratches on his right arm.
(d) Two long, imperfectly healed scratches on his right arm.

5. Why does Deacon Matson flunk four students before the exam begins?
(a) They tried to bribe him for a passing grade.
(b) They had missed too many days of class.
(c) They arrived with vacuum suits.
(d) They planned to cheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rod decide to sleep during his first night on the unknown planet?

2. On the unknown planet, from which direction does the sun rise?

3. Who do Rod and Jack discover in a tree in Chapter 6?

4. What sort of outerwear does Rod plan to take with him, for the survival test?

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

(see the answer key)

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