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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rod and Roy return from their expedition, what do they find in place of the partially constructed stone wall?
(a) A fully constructed stone wall.
(b) A bamboo barricade.
(c) A wooden fence with a gate.
(d) A thornbush barricade.

2. The doors to the abandoned cave dwellings discovered by Rod and Roy are how tall?
(a) No higher than a man's knee.
(b) Seven to ten feet.
(c) No higher than a man's chest.
(d) Three to five inches.

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

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

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

6. Three days downstream on their expedition, Rod and Roy find how many girls in a small cave?
(a) Seven.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

8. In Chapter 10 when Peewee, the youngest in the settlement, uses foul language, what does Rod threaten to do?
(a) Banish him from the settlement.
(b) Assign him to the sanitation committee.
(c) Assign him extra kitchen duties.
(d) Wash his mouth out with sand since they have no soap.

9. What is the full name of Grant, as shown on the memorial slab in the village square?
(a) Ulysses Grant Cowper.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Ulysses S. Cowper.
(d) Grant S. Cowper.

10. What is Rod doing, in the final scene in the final chapter of "Tunnel in the Sky?"
(a) Working as an Outlander.
(b) Getting married.
(c) Living alone in Cowpertown.
(d) Having dinner with his parents.

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

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

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

14. How old is the other baby in the settlement at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Thirteen months.
(b) Sixteen months.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object signifies a vote for Grant?

2. Who does Jack decide to marry?

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

4. The historian is chosen based on what criteria?

5. What change had been made to guard duty in Rod's absence, as described in Chapter 13?

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