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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once through the gate to the unknown planet, who is the first classmate Rod sees?
(a) Johann.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Bob.

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

3. What trick does Jack use before entering the shelter, to ensure no animals are lurking within?
(a) Throwing gravel inside.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Throwing a flaming branch inside.
(d) Throwing thorn bush branches inside.

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

5. Why does Deacon Matson flunk four students before the exam begins?
(a) They arrived with vacuum suits.
(b) They planned to cheat.
(c) They tried to bribe him for a passing grade.
(d) They had missed too many days of class.

6. After finishing school, Rod hopes to travel where?
(a) The Outlands.
(b) The Australasian Republic.
(c) Luna.
(d) The Heavenly Mountains.

7. What rare treat does Jack share with Rod during their first meal together?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Salt.
(d) Oregano.

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

9. How does Jack keep water inside the shelter?
(a) In a canteen.
(b) In a well.
(c) A small stream trickles through.
(d) In a skin.

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

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

12. Who is Rod's only friend in the survival class?
(a) Bob Baxter.
(b) Caroline Mshiyeni.
(c) John Matson.
(d) Jimmy Throxton.

13. Why does Helen advise Rod not to carry a gun during his survival test?
(a) Guns don't work in all atmospheres and gravitational fields.
(b) Other students will gang up on him and steal it.
(c) Carrying a gun, he might forget that he is the hunted, not the hunter.
(d) Rod could be disqualified if his gun were discovered by his instructor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau compare with that of New Jersey?

2. Which of the original three survivors loses most often at their nightly games?

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

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

5. Early in Chapter 6, what does Rod accuse Jack of stealing?

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