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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 doesn't Rod want to allow girls to join his and Jack's team?
(a) Girls are weaker.
(b) It would lead to jealousy and fighting.
(c) Girls cry.
(d) It would lead to pairing off and separating.

2. When Rod is frightened by noises during his first night on the unknown planet, what does he try to do?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Make ferocious growling sounds.
(c) Plug his ears.
(d) Run.

3. In Chapter 1, how does Rod describe his classmate, Caroline?
(a) A big Zulu girl.
(b) Dim-witted and unprepared.
(c) Too skittish to survive in unknown surroundings.
(d) A quiet girl, engaged to be married.

4. What is the final exam for Rod's class, "Advanced Survival"?
(a) Group survival in the Heavenly Mountains.
(b) Competitions in marksmanship and hunting.
(c) A three-part written test.
(d) Survival on an unknown planet for two to ten days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 45 what planet does Rod believe he and Jack are living on?

2. Rod and Jack eat what sort of meat, when they first meet?

3. In Chapter 7, Jack asks Rod to abandon being logical in favor of being what?

4. Why does Helen advise Rod not to carry a gun during his survival test?

5. What is the religion of the Walker family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What career field does Rod wish to pursue?

2. What hunting technique do Rod and Jack develop together?

3. What major setback does Rod suffer at the conclusion of Chapter 3?

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

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

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

7. What strange sound prevents Rod from sleeping comfortably during his first night on the unknown planet?

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

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

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

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