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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Rod want to allow girls to join his and Jack's team?
(a) It would lead to jealousy and fighting.
(b) Girls are weaker.
(c) It would lead to pairing off and separating.
(d) Girls cry.

2. What is the planned duration of Rod's survival test?
(a) Three to twelve days.
(b) Two to ten days.
(c) Two to ten weeks.
(d) Three to twelve weeks.

3. What trick does Jack use before entering the shelter, to ensure no animals are lurking within?
(a) Throwing a flaming branch inside.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Throwing gravel inside.
(d) Throwing thorn bush branches inside.

4. How do Rod and Jack break the fever of the person they discovered in a tree in Chapter 6?
(a) They bathe him with water, then take turns talking to him to keep him alert.
(b) They pour water on his face to revive him, then give him medicine.
(c) They pinch his ear lobe to partially revive him, then give him medicine and water.
(d) They pinch his ear lobe to partially revive him, then give him roasted liver and water.

5. What, according to the author in Chapter 4, is the first law of hunting sportsmanship?
(a) Once an animal is killed, all parts should be used.
(b) A wounded animal must be tracked down and finished, not left to suffer.
(c) When an animal is killed, part should be left behind for other predators to eat.
(d) A baby animal should never be hunted.

6. What new signal do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy create in Chapter 7 when they move their signal fire?
(a) A signal flag made from Jimmy's shirt.
(b) A signal flag made from Jack's shirt.
(c) A signal flag made from Jack's pants.
(d) A signal flag made from Rod's shorts.

7. How does Jack keep water inside the shelter?
(a) In a skin.
(b) A small stream trickles through.
(c) In a canteen.
(d) In a well.

8. What is Helen's nickname for Rod?
(a) Pater.
(b) Ruddy.
(c) Deacon.
(d) Buddy.

9. What does Jack use as an alarm, to warn of intruders in the shelter?
(a) Water at the entrance.
(b) Dry branches of thorn bush, draped across the entrance.
(c) Gravel in the entrance.
(d) A small fire at the entrance.

10. 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.

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

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

13. What number does Rod draw, for entering the gate to the unknown planet?
(a) Seven.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 4, why does Rod believe he missed the recall signal to go to the exit gate?
(a) He might have miscalculated the direction of sunrise.
(b) His ears were stopped up after swimming in the river.
(c) He had been unconscious sometimes, laying in a tree, while his arm healed.
(d) He might have been asleep.

15. Early in Chapter 4, Rod is no longer interested in the survival exam, but instead interested in what?
(a) Survival.
(b) Being with his family.
(c) Discovering stobor.
(d) Determining what planet he is on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of gun does Rod obtain from the school armorer, prior to leaving Earth for his final exam?

2. Who is Rod's only friend in the survival class?

3. Who is the instructor for Rod's survival course?

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

5. What is the religion of the Walker family?

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