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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, 'It Won't Work, Rod' and Chapter 13, Unkillable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rod decide to sleep during his first night on the unknown planet?
(a) On a river bank.
(b) In the brush.
(c) In a tree.
(d) In a cave.

2. What trick does Jack use before entering the shelter, to ensure no animals are lurking within?
(a) Throwing thorn bush branches inside.
(b) Throwing gravel inside.
(c) Throwing a flaming branch inside.
(d) Shouting.

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

4. What change had been made to guard duty in Rod's absence, as described in Chapter 13?
(a) Guard duty has been increased to three men per shift.
(b) Guard duty has been reduced to one man per shift.
(c) Guard duty has been eliminated.
(d) Guard duty has been reduced to one man per day.

5. What is Helen's nickname for Rod?
(a) Ruddy.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Pater.
(d) Deacon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who protests and tries to turn down the job when nominated to be the group's first mayor in Chapter 8?

3. At Emigrants' Gap, Rod watches emigrants from the Australasian Republic being sent to a destination planet known as what?

4. Under Grant's leadership, who is appointed as the historian of the group?

5. How much meat does Jack want to take, when the two are ready to part ways?

(see the answer key)

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