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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Before Rod leaves for his exam, Helen reminds him that more people have died from what than from bleeding to death?
(a) Old age.
(b) Worry.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Disease.

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

7. What, according to Rod's instructor, is the most dangerous animal known?
(a) An alien.
(b) Man.
(c) The snow ape.
(d) The leopard.

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

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

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

11. Where is Rod's family home?
(a) A suburb on Luna.
(b) A suburb on the Grand Canyon.
(c) A neighborhood in the Outlands.
(d) A neighborhood in New York.

12. What was Dr. Ramsbotham trying to invent when he made his greatest discovery?
(a) A transport tunnel.
(b) A time machine.
(c) A virtual travel viewer.
(d) A cure for cancer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Students are advised to watch out for what, while visiting the unknown planet?

3. What rare treat does Jack share with Rod during their first meal together?

4. On the unknown planet, from which direction does the sun rise?

5. Why has Rod's father made such an unusual decision, as described in Chapter 2?

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