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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. What is the name of Rod's knife?
(a) Mack the Knife.
(b) Bluebeard.
(c) Lady Macbeth.
(d) Colonel Bowie.

2. What element is needed to power the transport tunnels?
(a) Plutonium.
(b) Cadmium.
(c) Calcium.
(d) Uranium.

3. How does the air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau compare with that of New Jersey?
(a) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is less than half as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(b) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is almost equal to that in New Jersey.
(c) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is almost twice as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(d) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is less than three-quarters as heavy as that in New Jersey.

4. Why doesn't Rod's father want Rod to leave for his final exam?
(a) He plans to have himself and Rod's mother frozen for twenty years.
(b) He plans to have himself frozen for thirty years.
(c) He plans to have himself and Rod's mother frozen for thirty years.
(d) He plans to have the whole Walker family frozen for twenty years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rod's friend jokes that their survival instructor would eat what, without salt?

2. Once through the gate to the unknown planet, who is the first classmate Rod sees?

3. Why does Helen advise Rod not to carry a gun during his survival test?

4. What is the name of Rod's school?

5. What does Rod's sister call their father?

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