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

2. In what condition is the first classmate Rod sees on the unknown planet?
(a) Wounded, along with his dog.
(b) Frightened, hiding in a tree.
(c) Dead, along with another student.
(d) Dead, along with his dog.

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

4. Which resident of the colony is the first to become pregnant?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Jack.
(c) Sue.
(d) Caroline.

5. What does Dr. Ramsbotham's invention allow people to do?
(a) By stepping through a gate, people can be transported hundreds or thousands of miles in seconds.
(b) By allowing themselves to be frozen, people can wait for terminal illnesses to be curable.
(c) By using special viewers, people can experience virtual travel.
(d) By stepping through a gate, people can travel through time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does one of the new arrivals burst into tears when arriving at the shelter at the end of Chapter 7?

2. Where is Rod's school located?

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

4. What item does Deacon Matson assure Rod he can leave behind, because he will not need it for the final exam?

5. What new signal do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy create in Chapter 7 when they move their signal fire?

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