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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mick sustain his injury in Chapter 13?
(a) He falls out of a tree.
(b) He is attacked by a dopey joe.
(c) He is beaten by another student.
(d) He is attacked by a lion-like creature.

2. Who are the best man and maid of honor at the wedding of Bob and Carmen?
(a) Jack and Caroline.
(b) Grant and Jack.
(c) Rod and Jack.
(d) Rod and Caroline.

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

4. How is Rod injured, near the end of Chapter 13?
(a) He falls out of a tree.
(b) He is bitten in the leg by a dopey joe.
(c) He falls in the river.
(d) He burns himself while tending a fire.

5. In Chapter 8 Arthur Nielson proposes that the group's new leader should be chosen by what principle, rather than by popular vote?
(a) Rigorous scientific criteria.
(b) The eldest student should lead.
(c) A lottery.
(d) The student from the wealthiest family should lead.

6. Why don't Bob and Carmen want to leave with their friends immediately following the elections in Chapter 8?
(a) They want to give the new mayor a chance.
(b) Carmen has an injured ankle.
(c) Bob has a ribcage injury.
(d) They wish to be married in a proper civil ceremony, since a mayor has that authority.

7. Why does Rod insist, at the end of Chapter 13, that the students should stay put rather than move their settlement?
(a) In honor of Grant, they should refuse to be driven away by dirty little beasts.
(b) Rod realizes that the cave settlement would be more dangerous to live in than their current settlement.
(c) Rod is concerned that women and babies would not survive a move.
(d) In honor of Grant, they should domesticate the dopey joes.

8. 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) Rod.
(b) Roy.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Bob.

9. In Chapter 13, when Rod refuses to resume his duties as city manager, who is appointed?
(a) Bill.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Roy.

10. 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) Second the motion to demand a constitution.
(b) Demand a new election.
(c) Create a diversion.
(d) Make a motion to adjourn.

11. In Chapter 13, what catastrophic event is triggered by the strange new behavior of the dopey joes?
(a) A frantic migration.
(b) Destruction of trees.
(c) Cave-ins where they dug too many burrows.
(d) A water shortage.

12. In Chapter 8, who is the first person elected to be group leader?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Grant.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Rod.

13. During their expedition in Chapter 11, when Roy wishes for a torch light what does Rod wish for?
(a) A bowl of cornflakes.
(b) Three cheerleaders and a convertible.
(c) Eight beautiful dancing girls and a Cadillac copter.
(d) A chocolate shake, followed by a strawberry shake.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the discussion in Chapter 14, why does one person want to return to Terra, should the opportunity arise?

2. Early in Chapter 14, Caroline complains about whose lack of sanitation?

3. Who invents a method for hollowing out bamboo to make pipes?

4. During an evening meeting in Chapter 10, who stands up and demands information regarding a constitution and bill of rights?

5. How old is the other baby in the settlement at the beginning of Chapter 14?

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