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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What nickname does Caroline have for Grant, as revealed in Chapter 11?
(a) Hizzoner.
(b) Mayor II.
(c) Grunt.
(d) Damayer.

4. In Chapter 13 what do Grant and Roy build to try and save their settlement during the catastrophic event?
(a) A ring of fire around the camp.
(b) Additional thornbush barriers.
(c) A guard shack on stilts.
(d) A dam across the river.

5. In Chapter 8, what is Grant's theory as to why Jock would not listen to Rod?
(a) Jock will not listen to anyone.
(b) Jock is older than Rod.
(c) Rod is not an elected official.
(d) Jock wants to be the group leader.

6. What major decision do the students vote to make near the end of Chapter 13 while Rod is unconscious from his injuries?
(a) They vote to stay in their current settlement.
(b) They elect Caroline as the new mayor.
(c) They elect Rod as the new mayor.
(d) They vote to domesticate and raise dopey joes.

7. In Chapter 8, why does Rod suggest building a stone wall?
(a) To protect their camp from predators.
(b) To protect their camp from strong winds.
(c) To conceal their camp from other survival students.
(d) To dam up the river.

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

9. What sort of writing does the historian use for taking notes, that Grant cannot read?
(a) Latin.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Shorthand.
(d) Cursive.

10. During the discussion in Chapter 14, why does one person want to return to Terra, should the opportunity arise?
(a) He wants to attend medical school, then come back to Cowpertown.
(b) He wants to find a wife.
(c) He wants to see his family.
(d) He misses cornflakes.

11. Why does Rod banish Jock and his friends from camp?
(a) Jock and his friends request an election be held to try to remove Rod from his leadership position.
(b) Jock and his friends steal weapons from the other students.
(c) Jock refuses Rod's request to help build a wall, and a fight ensues.
(d) Jock and his friends steal food from the camp.

12. When Rod and Roy reach the downstream end of the river on their expedition, what do they find?
(a) A series of cave dwellings and a desert.
(b) A series of cave dwellings and an ocean.
(c) A desert and a beach of bleached bones.
(d) A dead sea and a beach of bleached bones.

13. Who is selected to lead the group meeting in Chapter 8, during which a leader will be elected?
(a) Roy.
(b) Rod.
(c) Grant.
(d) Jimmy.

14. What unusual sight do Rod and his companions see on Cliff's farm, in Chapter 15?
(a) A group of dopey joes, grazing.
(b) A nova.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A new Ramsbotham Gate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protests and tries to turn down the job when nominated to be the group's first mayor in Chapter 8?

2. Why does Rod initially turn down the position offered to him by Grant in Chapter 10?

3. As Chapter 14 opens, how old is Carmen and Bob's baby?

4. When Rod and Roy finally return to the settlement at the end of Chapter 11, who is the first person to spot them?

5. What does Jack plan to give to Bob and Carmen as a wedding present?

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