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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. What is the name of Rod's knife?
(a) Mack the Knife.
(b) Lady Macbeth.
(c) Colonel Bowie.
(d) Bluebeard.

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

3. What was Dr. Ramsbotham trying to invent when he made his greatest discovery?
(a) A cure for cancer.
(b) A time machine.
(c) A transport tunnel.
(d) A virtual travel viewer.

4. Where is Rod's school located?
(a) Luna.
(b) New York.
(c) The Outlands.
(d) The Grand Canyon.

5. What is the name of Rod's school?
(a) Ramsbotham University.
(b) Teller University.
(c) Patrick Henry High School.
(d) Paul Revere High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rare treat does Jack share with Rod during their first meal together?

2. What does Rod's sister call their father?

3. Rod is informed that the exit gate from his final exam will be where?

4. In what condition is the first classmate Rod sees on the unknown planet?

5. In Chapter 4, what sort of animal comes up behind Jack while the two are sharing their meal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which students does Rod consider taking as a partner for his final exam, and why does he ultimately reject each?

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

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

5. How does Rod first encounter a student worthy of partnership?

6. Why is Chapter 2 titled, "The Fifth Way?"

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

8. What career field does Rod wish to pursue?

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

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

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