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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Beach of Bones.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the unknown planet, from which direction does the sun rise?
(a) North.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Southeast.
(d) East.

2. In Chapter 1, how does Rod describe his classmate, Caroline?
(a) Too skittish to survive in unknown surroundings.
(b) Dim-witted and unprepared.
(c) A quiet girl, engaged to be married.
(d) A big Zulu girl.

3. Who do Rod and Jack discover in a tree in Chapter 6?
(a) Johann.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Carmen.
(d) Bob.

4. Who is the instructor for Rod's survival course?
(a) Doctor Garcia.
(b) Deacon Baxter.
(c) Deacon Matson.
(d) Doctor Throxton.

5. What piece of equipment does Rod use to help him sleep securely during his first night on the unknown planet?
(a) A protective plexiglass dome.
(b) A sleeping bag.
(c) Mosquito netting.
(d) A hammock.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 8, why does Rod suggest building a stone wall?

4. Where is the settlement's new constitution written?

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

(see the answer key)

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