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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the two new arrivals at the end of Chapter 7 has what injury?
(a) A minor concussion.
(b) A sprained ankle.
(c) A wounded arm and a fever.
(d) A broken leg.

2. Where is Rod's school located?
(a) The Grand Canyon.
(b) The Outlands.
(c) Luna.
(d) New York.

3. Early in Chapter 6, what does Rod accuse Jack of stealing?
(a) Lady Macbeth.
(b) Colonel Bowie.
(c) His vest and shirt.
(d) His salt.

4. How much meat does Jack want to take, when the two are ready to part ways?
(a) A haunch and part of the brain.
(b) The brain and the liver.
(c) The belly and a haunch.
(d) A haunch and a chunk of liver.

5. What does Rod eat for dinner his first night on the unknown planet?
(a) A handful of berries.
(b) A pack of jerky.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A brick of field ration.

6. At Emigrants' Gap, Rod watches emigrants from the Australasian Republic being sent to a destination planet known as what?
(a) Heavenly Mountains.
(b) Terra.
(c) Luna.
(d) Liberty Canyon.

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

8. How many moons does the unknown planet have, according to Jack?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

9. In Chapter 45 what planet does Rod believe he and Jack are living on?
(a) Terra.
(b) Luna.
(c) Mars.
(d) A new Outlands planet.

10. Where does Rod conceal his sister's knife, in preparation for the final exam?
(a) In his mess kit.
(b) Under a bandage on his leg.
(c) In a hip holster.
(d) In his vest pack.

11. Why has Rod's father made such an unusual decision, as described in Chapter 2?
(a) Rod's mother is dying, and he hopes a cure will be found while she is frozen.
(b) Rod's father is bankrupt, and he hopes his finances will improve while he is frozen.
(c) Rod's father is dying, and he hopes a cure will be found while he is frozen.
(d) Rod's father believes that being frozen is a vital religious ritual.

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 2, what sort of lamp does Mr. Walker light before dinner?
(a) Asian sconces.
(b) A Peace Lamp.
(c) A plutonium lantern.
(d) A lunar reflector.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dr. Ramsbotham trying to invent when he made his greatest discovery?

2. Why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy alter the placement of their original signal fire in Chapter 7?

3. What is the invention of Dr. Jesse Evelyn Ramsbotham?

4. How does Rod travel from school to home?

5. Why doesn't Rod want to allow girls to join his and Jack's team?

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