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

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

4. 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.

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

6. In Chapter 16 how does Helen respond, when Rod's father asks her to return guardianship to him and Rod's mother?
(a) "Not unless Roddie consents."
(b) She storms out of the room.
(c) "Not unless Buddy consents."
(d) She agrees.

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. Where does Grant want the historian to record the special knowledge of the group?
(a) In the flyleaves of two Testaments, Grant's and Carmen's.
(b) In the margins of the Oxford Verse.
(c) In the margins of Webster's Dictionary.
(d) In the flyleaves of two Testaments, Bob's and Georgia's.

12. After agreeing to cooperate with Grant in Chapter 10, Rod asks to lead a search party to find what?
(a) Ore.
(b) A better salt lick.
(c) A more defensible place to move the colony.
(d) A watering hole.

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

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

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