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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy alter the placement of their original signal fire in Chapter 7?
(a) Jack trips and burns herself while entering the shelter.
(b) The fire is too far away to tend properly.
(c) Smoke is coming inside their cave.
(d) The fire keeps getting extinguished by the river.

2. In what condition is the first classmate Rod sees on the unknown planet?
(a) Frightened, hiding in a tree.
(b) Dead, along with another student.
(c) Dead, along with his dog.
(d) Wounded, along with his dog.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Rod jokes that Jack is jealous of what?
(a) His hunting skill.
(b) His logical mind.
(c) His manly beard.
(d) His athletic abilities.

4. What new signal do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy create in Chapter 7 when they move their signal fire?
(a) A signal flag made from Jack's shirt.
(b) A signal flag made from Jack's pants.
(c) A signal flag made from Rod's shorts.
(d) A signal flag made from Jimmy's shirt.

5. Which of the original three survivors loses most often at their nightly games?
(a) Rod.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) The three are evenly matched.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the novel, what exists where the Statue of Liberty once stood?

2. What sort of entrée does Rod enjoy during his meal at home in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of Rod's school?

4. What school does Jack, the student Rod encounters in Chapter 4 while hunting, attend?

5. What two people arrive near the end of Chapter 7, joining the original three in their new settlement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Rod finally agree to partner with, before traveling through the gate to an unknown planet?

2. What unusual decision have Rod's parents made, and why?

3. Why does Helen advise Rod not to carry a gun during his survival final exam on an unknown planet?

4. Where has Rod's new partner, Jack, been sleeping?

5. Why does Deacon Matson fail several students before they even start their final exam?

6. What shocking secret does Jimmy reveal to Rod, regarding Jack?

7. Why has Rod's sister, Helen, returned home to be with the family in Chapter 2?

8. Rod's refusal to let go of misguided theories reveals what about his character?

9. Why is Chapter 6 titled, "I Think He's Dead?"

10. Describe the invention of Dr. Jesse Evelyn Ramsbotham, as compared with the item he intended to invent.

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