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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What unit of currency does Rod spend while watching the travelers at Emigrants' Gap?
(a) Half-pluton coins.
(b) Bedlovian coins.
(c) Terra half-dollars.
(d) Luna dollars.

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

4. 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) He might have been asleep.
(c) He had been unconscious sometimes, laying in a tree, while his arm healed.
(d) His ears were stopped up after swimming in the river.

5. Rod is informed that the exit gate from his final exam will be where?
(a) As much as thirty kilometers in the direction of sunrise.
(b) As much as twenty kilometers in the direction of sunset.
(c) As much as ten kilometers in the direction of sunset.
(d) As much as twenty kilometers in the direction of sunrise.

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

7. What is unusual about Rod Walker's family home, as compared with newer homes in the area?
(a) The Walkers' home features an above-ground living room.
(b) The Walkers' home is adjacent to a transport tunnel.
(c) The Walkers' home contains a bomb shelter.
(d) The Walkers' home is larger than most.

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

9. 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 dying, and he hopes a cure will be found while he is frozen.
(c) Rod's father believes that being frozen is a vital religious ritual.
(d) Rod's father is bankrupt, and he hopes his finances will improve while he is frozen.

10. What is the religion of the Walker family?
(a) Evangelical Monist.
(b) Lunism.
(c) Quaker.
(d) New Baptist.

11. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What revelation does Jimmy make at the end of Chapter 6 regarding Jack that shocks Rod?

3. Why does Rod arrive late for his final exam?

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

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

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