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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, 'I Think He's Dead' and Chapter 7, 'I Should Have Baked a Cake'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rod pins down the boy who butchered the animal he was hunting, what does he ask the boy to do?
(a) Surrender his gun.
(b) Surrender his knife.
(c) Cry wolf.
(d) Cry pax.

2. What rare treat does Jack share with Rod during their first meal together?
(a) Salt.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Oregano.

3. Why does Helen advise Rod not to carry a gun during his survival test?
(a) Guns don't work in all atmospheres and gravitational fields.
(b) Rod could be disqualified if his gun were discovered by his instructor.
(c) Other students will gang up on him and steal it.
(d) Carrying a gun, he might forget that he is the hunted, not the hunter.

4. What is the name of Jack's personal knife?
(a) Colonel Bowie.
(b) Lady Macbeth.
(c) Jack Sparrow.
(d) Bluebeard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why does Jack disagree with Rod's opinion about what planet they are on?

2. Which of the original three survivors loses most often at their nightly games?

3. How does Jack keep water inside the shelter?

4. In Chapter 7, Jack asks Rod to abandon being logical in favor of being what?

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

(see the answer key)

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