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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Fifth Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about Rod Walker's family home, as compared with newer homes in the area?
(a) The Walkers' home is larger than most.
(b) The Walkers' home features an above-ground living room.
(c) The Walkers' home contains a bomb shelter.
(d) The Walkers' home is adjacent to a transport tunnel.

2. Why does Rod's friend consider dropping out of the survival course?
(a) He has the flu.
(b) He is afraid.
(c) His family has financial difficulties.
(d) He plans to change schools.

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

4. What is Helen's greatest wish, for which she would give up her career?
(a) Six babies and a farm.
(b) Two babies and a picket fence.
(c) Travel to the Outlands.
(d) A new career as a teacher.

5. In Chapter 2, Rod's sister Helen has come home from where?
(a) The Australasian Republic.
(b) The Amazon.
(c) Luna.
(d) The Heavenly Mountains.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What sort of entrée does Rod enjoy during his meal at home in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 1, how does Rod describe his classmate, Caroline?

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

(see the answer key)

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