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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Savage and Chapter 5, The Nova.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rod is frightened by noises during his first night on the unknown planet, what does he try to do?
(a) Make ferocious growling sounds.
(b) Run.
(c) Plug his ears.
(d) Take a nap.

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

3. Why does Rod's instructor try to discourage him from taking the final exam?
(a) He wants Rod to take the class again before attempting the final exam.
(b) He believes Rod is too emotional and sentimental to be a survivor.
(c) He wants Rod to stay home with his family.
(d) He believes Rod is too cocky and unfeeling to be a survivor.

4. Where does Rod's new friend, Jack, live?
(a) In an underground burrow.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In the brush.
(d) In a tree.

5. Rod and Jack eat what sort of meat, when they first meet?
(a) Roasted duck.
(b) Raw rabbit.
(c) Roasted buck.
(d) Raw buck.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Helen's greatest wish, for which she would give up her career?

4. What piece of equipment does Rod use to help him sleep securely during his first night on the unknown planet?

5. What trick does Jack use before entering the shelter, to ensure no animals are lurking within?

(see the answer key)

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