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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Through the Tunnel.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What, according to Rod's instructor, is the most dangerous animal known?
(a) The snow ape.
(b) Man.
(c) The leopard.
(d) An alien.

3. Where does Rod conceal his sister's knife, in preparation for the final exam?
(a) In his vest pack.
(b) In his mess kit.
(c) In a hip holster.
(d) Under a bandage on his leg.

4. Who is the instructor for Rod's survival course?
(a) Deacon Matson.
(b) Deacon Baxter.
(c) Doctor Throxton.
(d) Doctor Garcia.

5. Rod's friend jokes that their survival instructor would eat what, without salt?
(a) Another human being.
(b) A snow ape.
(c) His own grandmother.
(d) A leopard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Rod's father made such an unusual decision, as described in Chapter 2?

2. Why doesn't Rod's father want Rod to leave for his final exam?

3. What sort of gun does Rod obtain from the school armorer, prior to leaving Earth for his final exam?

4. What item does Deacon Matson assure Rod he can leave behind, because he will not need it for the final exam?

5. What is the invention of Dr. Jesse Evelyn Ramsbotham?

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