Tunnel in the Sky Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Tunnel in the Sky Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Rod arrive late for his final exam?
(a) He had written down the time incorrectly.
(b) He considered dropping the class.
(c) His parents tried to prevent his departure.
(d) He overslept.

3. Students are advised to watch out for what, while visiting the unknown planet?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Deer.
(c) Stobor.
(d) Tigers.

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

5. What school does Jack, the student Rod encounters in Chapter 4 while hunting, attend?
(a) Patrick Henry High School.
(b) Teller University.
(c) Paul Revere High School.
(d) Ponce de Leon Institute.

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

7. How does the air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau compare with that of New Jersey?
(a) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is almost equal to that in New Jersey.
(b) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is less than half as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(c) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is less than three-quarters as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(d) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is almost twice as heavy as that in New Jersey.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What hunting technique do Rod and Jack develop in Chapter 7?
(a) They take turns chasing and wearing out the animal.
(b) Jack drives and Rod kills.
(c) Rod drives and Jack kills.
(d) They creep, holding a big net between them.

15. Which of the original three survivors loses most often at their nightly games?
(a) The three are evenly matched.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Rod.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy decide to start a signal fire?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, why does Rod believe he missed the recall signal to go to the exit gate?

3. In Chapter 1, how does Rod describe his classmate, Caroline?

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

5. What is the name of Rod's school?

(see the answer keys)

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