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

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

4. Early in Chapter 6, what does Rod accuse Jack of stealing?
(a) His salt.
(b) Lady Macbeth.
(c) Colonel Bowie.
(d) His vest and shirt.

5. How many moons does the unknown planet have, according to Jack?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 7, why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy decide to start a signal fire?
(a) To warn other survivors to stay away.
(b) To attract animals to kill.
(c) To frighten animals.
(d) To attract other survivors.

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

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

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

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

14. What is wrong with Rod and Jack's attempts to find quality human partners according to Jimmy in Chapter 7?
(a) The skilled survivors will hear them coming and stay out of sight.
(b) There are no other survivors.
(c) Other survivors might be girls.
(d) Other survivors would only steal their supplies.

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