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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Liberty Canyon.
(d) Luna.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Rod believe caused his fever?
(a) Three long, imperfectly healed scratches on his left arm.
(b) Four long, imperfectly healed scratches on his left arm.
(c) Three long, imperfectly healed scratches on his right arm.
(d) Two long, imperfectly healed scratches on his right arm.

4. What two people arrive near the end of Chapter 7, joining the original three in their new settlement?
(a) Bob and Caroline.
(b) Johann and Carmen.
(c) Johann and Caroline.
(d) Bob and Carmen.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Rod and Jack eat what sort of meat, when they first meet?
(a) Roasted duck.
(b) Roasted buck.
(c) Raw rabbit.
(d) Raw buck.

11. What is the final exam for Rod's class, "Advanced Survival"?
(a) Competitions in marksmanship and hunting.
(b) Survival on an unknown planet for two to ten days.
(c) Group survival in the Heavenly Mountains.
(d) A three-part written test.

12. What recreational item does Jimmy categorize as survival equipment?
(a) A drum.
(b) Dice.
(c) A deck of cards.
(d) A dart board and darts.

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

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

15. What is the name of Rod's school?
(a) Paul Revere High School.
(b) Ramsbotham University.
(c) Patrick Henry High School.
(d) Teller University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Rod and Jack's attempts to find quality human partners according to Jimmy in Chapter 7?

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

3. Which student chooses number two in the drawing, for entering the gate to the unknown planet?

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

5. What sort of entrée does Rod enjoy during his meal at home in Chapter 2?

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