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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. In Chapter 2, what sort of lamp does Mr. Walker light before dinner?
(a) A lunar reflector.
(b) Asian sconces.
(c) A Peace Lamp.
(d) A plutonium lantern.

2. What number does Rod draw, for entering the gate to the unknown planet?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

3. Who is Rod's only friend in the survival class?
(a) John Matson.
(b) Bob Baxter.
(c) Caroline Mshiyeni.
(d) Jimmy Throxton.

4. What revelation does Jimmy make at the end of Chapter 6 regarding Jack that shocks Rod?
(a) Jack stole Rod's knife.
(b) Jack is a college student.
(c) Jack is Jimmy's cousin.
(d) Jack is a girl.

5. What does Rod's sister call their father?
(a) Father Walker.
(b) Pater.
(c) Roderick.
(d) Dad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of gun does Rod obtain from the school armorer, prior to leaving Earth for his final exam?

2. How does Jack keep water inside the shelter?

3. Why does Deacon Matson flunk four students before the exam begins?

4. Who is the instructor for Rod's survival course?

5. What, according to the author in Chapter 4, is the first law of hunting sportsmanship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack finally convince Rod that they are not on Terra?

2. Who does the "dead" student in the tree turn out to be?

3. List several ways in which the futuristic Earth of "Tunnel in the Sky" differs from our present-day planet.

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

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

6. Describe the "marching hordes" seen by Rod in Emigrants' Gap.

7. What career field does Rod wish to pursue?

8. What grisly sight does Rod encounter, shortly after arriving alone on an unknown planet?

9. What sort of test does the main character, Rod Walker, contemplate taking at the beginning of "Tunnel in the Sky," and what is his reaction to learning that the test is eminent?

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

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