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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what personal news does Deacon Matson reveal to Rod?
(a) Rod has earned an honorary degree.
(b) He has married Rod's sister, Helen.
(c) He plans to abolish Ramsbotham Gates.
(d) He has decided to settle in Cowpertown.

2. Who arrives on the unknown planet along with Deacon Matson, to convince Rod to return home?
(a) Deacon Matson's son.
(b) Rod's sister, Helen.
(c) Rod's parents.
(d) Teachers from the other three schools whose students were stranded.

3. How is Jack injured early in Chapter 8?
(a) She falls off of a small ledge.
(b) She is stabbed by an angry student.
(c) She is kicked in the ribs by a wounded buck.
(d) She is bitten by a lion-type creature.

4. In Chapter 16, after his return home, Rod's inability to adjust to normal life leads him to seek advice from whom?
(a) Helen.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Deacon Matson.
(d) Jimmy.

5. In Chapter 11, why does Roy resign his appointed position as the boss hunter?
(a) A student was badly clawed while hunting and died.
(b) The other hunters are too independent to follow his orders.
(c) Roy wants to be city manager instead.
(d) A student was lost and became ill during a hunt.

6. During his campaign speech in Chapter 8, what does Grant state is the most important invention of mankind?
(a) Writing.
(b) Government.
(c) Ramsbotham Gates.
(d) The wheel.

7. During the upheaval following a student's demand for a constitution at the evening meeting in Chapter 10, what does Rod ask Jimmy to do?
(a) Demand a new election.
(b) Second the motion to demand a constitution.
(c) Make a motion to adjourn.
(d) Create a diversion.

8. As described in Chapter 14, how often does the settlement hold square dances?
(a) Every other night.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Nightly.

9. What object signifies a vote for Arthur?
(a) A pebble.
(b) A piece of baked clay.
(c) A twig.
(d) A green leaf.

10. Who does Jack decide to marry?
(a) Grant.
(b) Rod.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Caroline.

11. After Roy resigns as boss hunter in Chapter 11, who does Grant appoint as his replacement?
(a) Chad.
(b) Bob.
(c) Cliff.
(d) Shorty.

12. What happens to Grant near the end of Chapter 13?
(a) He is killed by lion-like creatures.
(b) He is banished from the settlement.
(c) He is killed by dopey joes.
(d) He is struck by a poison dart.

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

14. What does Jimmy give to Bob and Carmen as a wedding present?
(a) Two needles and some thread.
(b) A deck of cards.
(c) A stew pan.
(d) A water skin.

15. What committee is Jack appointed to under Grant's new government?
(a) Food preparation.
(b) Constitution, codification, and organization.
(c) Waste disposal and camp sanitation.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rod become angry during his first hunting expedition with a partner other than Jack?

2. What sort of writing does the historian use for taking notes, that Grant cannot read?

3. What is the new name given to the settlement, as mentioned early in Chapter 14?

4. The title of Chapter 12 is a quote from which character?

5. In Chapter 13, when Rod refuses to resume his duties as city manager, who is appointed?

(see the answer keys)

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