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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rod's new friend, Jack, live?
(a) In a tree.
(b) In the brush.
(c) In an underground burrow.
(d) In a cave.

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

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

4. Why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy alter the placement of their original signal fire in Chapter 7?
(a) The fire is too far away to tend properly.
(b) The fire keeps getting extinguished by the river.
(c) Smoke is coming inside their cave.
(d) Jack trips and burns herself while entering the shelter.

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

6. In Chapter 2, Rod's sister Helen has come home from where?
(a) The Amazon.
(b) Luna.
(c) The Heavenly Mountains.
(d) The Australasian Republic.

7. What new signal do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy create in Chapter 7 when they move their signal fire?
(a) A signal flag made from Rod's shorts.
(b) A signal flag made from Jimmy's shirt.
(c) A signal flag made from Jack's shirt.
(d) A signal flag made from Jack's pants.

8. 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 is hungry and smells roasted meat.
(c) She feels safe at last.
(d) She is happy to see another girl.

9. 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 twice as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(b) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is almost equal to that in New Jersey.
(c) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is less than half as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(d) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is less than three-quarters as heavy as that in New Jersey.

10. Why does Rod's instructor try to discourage him from taking the final exam?
(a) He believes Rod is too emotional and sentimental to be a survivor.
(b) He wants Rod to take the class again before attempting the final exam.
(c) He believes Rod is too cocky and unfeeling to be a survivor.
(d) He wants Rod to stay home with his family.

11. One of the two new arrivals at the end of Chapter 7 has what injury?
(a) A sprained ankle.
(b) A wounded arm and a fever.
(c) A minor concussion.
(d) A broken leg.

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

13. What does Dr. Ramsbotham's invention allow people to do?
(a) By allowing themselves to be frozen, people can wait for terminal illnesses to be curable.
(b) By using special viewers, people can experience virtual travel.
(c) By stepping through a gate, people can be transported hundreds or thousands of miles in seconds.
(d) By stepping through a gate, people can travel through time.

14. 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.

15. How much meat does Jack want to take, when the two are ready to part ways?
(a) The brain and the liver.
(b) A haunch and a chunk of liver.
(c) The belly and a haunch.
(d) A haunch and part of the brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school does Jack, the student Rod encounters in Chapter 4 while hunting, attend?

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

3. Where does Rod conceal his sister's knife, in preparation for the final exam?

4. What two people arrive near the end of Chapter 7, joining the original three in their new settlement?

5. What piece of equipment does Rod use to help him sleep securely during his first night on the unknown planet?

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