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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does one of the new arrivals burst into tears when arriving at the shelter at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) She is relieved to be rescued from her overbearing partner.
(b) She feels safe at last.
(c) She is hungry and smells roasted meat.
(d) She is happy to see another girl.

2. What sort of entrée does Rod enjoy during his meal at home in Chapter 2?
(a) Soy meatballs with wheat pasta.
(b) A yeast cutlet, molded to look like a chop.
(c) Tofu, molded in the shape of a chicken drumstick.
(d) Turkey patties with bacon.

3. What sort of outerwear does Rod plan to take with him, for the survival test?
(a) Dress armor with gauntlets.
(b) A space suit.
(c) A chlorine-resistant scuba suit.
(d) A combat parka suit.

4. After Rod is hit over the head and robbed in Chapter 3, what items does he have left?
(a) His shorts.
(b) His shorts, his knife, and field rations.
(c) His knife, his sister's knife, and a canteen.
(d) His shorts and his sister's knife.

5. What revelation does Jimmy make at the end of Chapter 6 regarding Jack that shocks Rod?
(a) Jack is a college student.
(b) Jack stole Rod's knife.
(c) Jack is a girl.
(d) Jack is Jimmy's cousin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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 cry.
(c) It would lead to pairing off and separating.
(d) Girls are weaker.

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

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

15. Where does Rod decide to sleep during his first night on the unknown planet?
(a) In the brush.
(b) In a cave.
(c) On a river bank.
(d) In a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Jack asks Rod to abandon being logical in favor of being what?

2. One of the two new arrivals at the end of Chapter 7 has what injury?

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

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

5. Rod is informed that the exit gate from his final exam will be where?

(see the answer keys)

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