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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Rod travel from school to home?
(a) Via tunnels that allow for almost instantaneous transport.
(b) Via rocket ship.
(c) Via underwater shuttle.
(d) Via intercontinental subway.

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, why does Rod believe he missed the recall signal to go to the exit gate?
(a) He might have been asleep.
(b) He might have miscalculated the direction of sunrise.
(c) His ears were stopped up after swimming in the river.
(d) He had been unconscious sometimes, laying in a tree, while his arm healed.

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

7. In Chapter 2, what sort of lamp does Mr. Walker light before dinner?
(a) A plutonium lantern.
(b) A Peace Lamp.
(c) A lunar reflector.
(d) Asian sconces.

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

9. On the unknown planet, from which direction does the sun rise?
(a) Southeast.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) Northwest.

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

11. What is the planned duration of Rod's survival test?
(a) Two to ten weeks.
(b) Two to ten days.
(c) Three to twelve weeks.
(d) Three to twelve days.

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

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

14. Rod and Jack eat what sort of meat, when they first meet?
(a) Raw buck.
(b) Roasted duck.
(c) Roasted buck.
(d) Raw rabbit.

15. What item does Deacon Matson assure Rod he can leave behind, because he will not need it for the final exam?
(a) His vacuum suit.
(b) His canteen.
(c) His snow suit.
(d) His gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Rod leaves for his exam, Helen reminds him that more people have died from what than from bleeding to death?

2. What is wrong with Rod and Jack's attempts to find quality human partners according to Jimmy in Chapter 7?

3. What sort of entrée does Rod enjoy during his meal at home in Chapter 2?

4. Why does Rod's friend consider dropping out of the survival course?

5. What is unusual about Rod Walker's family home, as compared with newer homes in the area?

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