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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, according to Caroline in Chapter 12, can't Bob and Carmen move to a new settlement site anytime soon?
(a) Carmen is pregnant.
(b) They have established a Quaker church.
(c) Carmen has recently given birth.
(d) Bob has a broken leg.

2. What is "Grand Opera?"
(a) The name given by Grant to arguments about politics.
(b) Musicals and plays performed by certain students at the settlement.
(c) The name given by Jimmy to the howling noise made by creatures at night.
(d) Sing-alongs held weekly at camp.

3. In Chapter 14 when the survivors discuss what they would do if rescue finally comes, who is the only person to say he would return to Terra?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Rod.
(c) Roy.
(d) Bob.

4. At the end of Chapter 10, what two students plan to marry according to Grant?
(a) Bob and Sue.
(b) Bill and Carmen.
(c) Bob and Carmen.
(d) Bill and Sue.

5. As Chapter 14 opens, how old is Carmen and Bob's baby?
(a) Two years.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) Thirteen months.
(d) One month.

6. In Chapter 13, what injury is suffered by Mick?
(a) A broken leg.
(b) A badly chewed foot.
(c) A concussion.
(d) Cracked ribs.

7. What change had been made to guard duty in Rod's absence, as described in Chapter 13?
(a) Guard duty has been increased to three men per shift.
(b) Guard duty has been eliminated.
(c) Guard duty has been reduced to one man per day.
(d) Guard duty has been reduced to one man per shift.

8. When Rod leaves the settlement with Roy to seek out a better location, who is appointed city manager in his place?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Cliff.
(d) Caroline.

9. According to Caroline's inventory, how many fishhooks does the settlement possess?
(a) Ninety-one.
(b) Fifty-seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seventy-one.

10. Who invents a method for hollowing out bamboo to make pipes?
(a) Arthur, known as Waxie.
(b) Grant, known as Hizzoner.
(c) Rod, known as Roddie.
(d) Jimmy, known as the Joker.

11. Which member of the settlement is an aspiring medical student?
(a) Rod.
(b) Grant.
(c) Bob.
(d) Caroline.

12. Before delivering a marriage certificate to Bob and Carmen, Caroline decorates it with what?
(a) Cherubs and hearts.
(b) Butterflies and dragonflies.
(c) Flowers and butterflies.
(d) Flowers and turtle doves.

13. In Chapter 9, the new mayor requisitions the rocks that were to be used for a protective wall, to build what instead?
(a) A fire pit.
(b) An animal trap.
(c) A house for Carmen and Bob.
(d) An administrative building.

14. Why does Rod initially turn down the position offered to him by Grant in Chapter 10?
(a) He does not want to answer to Roy in addition to Grant.
(b) He plans to overthrow Grant.
(c) He does not feel qualified for the position.
(d) He plans to leave the settlement.

15. What is the new name given to the settlement, as mentioned early in Chapter 14?
(a) Grant's Farm.
(b) Cowpertown.
(c) Joeville.
(d) Walkertown.

Short Answer Questions

1. As described in Chapter 14, how often does the settlement hold square dances?

2. Who explains to Rob why the students were not picked up at the scheduled end of their final exam?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 12, upon Rod's return from his expedition what change does he notice in Grant?

4. When Rod and Roy return from their expedition, what do they find in place of the partially constructed stone wall?

5. Who nominates Caroline to be the group's first mayor in Chapter 8?

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