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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. How does Rod travel from school to home?
(a) Via rocket ship.
(b) Via underwater shuttle.
(c) Via intercontinental subway.
(d) Via tunnels that allow for almost instantaneous transport.

2. What does Rod eat for dinner his first night on the unknown planet?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A pack of jerky.
(c) A handful of berries.
(d) A brick of field ration.

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

4. At the time of the novel, what exists where the Statue of Liberty once stood?
(a) Bedford-Stuyvestant Crater.
(b) Bedlow Crater.
(c) Bedford-Stuyvestant Gap.
(d) Bedlow Gap.

5. 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 Thunderbolt.
(c) A Pluton Flare.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What unit of currency does Rod spend while watching the travelers at Emigrants' Gap?

3. What is Helen's nickname for Rod?

4. Why does Rod's instructor try to discourage him from taking the final exam?

5. Which student chooses number two in the drawing, for entering the gate to the unknown planet?

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