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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 does Deacon Matson flunk four students before the exam begins?
(a) They had missed too many days of class.
(b) They arrived with vacuum suits.
(c) They tried to bribe him for a passing grade.
(d) They planned to cheat.

2. What sort of gun does Rod obtain from the school armorer, prior to leaving Earth for his final exam?
(a) A Pluton Flare.
(b) A needle gun with poison pellets.
(c) None.
(d) A Thunderbolt.

3. Rod and Jack eat what sort of meat, when they first meet?
(a) Roasted buck.
(b) Raw buck.
(c) Roasted duck.
(d) Raw rabbit.

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

5. What piece of equipment does Rod use to help him sleep securely during his first night on the unknown planet?
(a) A hammock.
(b) A sleeping bag.
(c) A protective plexiglass dome.
(d) Mosquito netting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much meat does Jack want to take, when the two are ready to part ways?

2. Why does one of the new arrivals burst into tears when arriving at the shelter at the end of Chapter 7?

3. What is the religion of the Walker family?

4. Why doesn't Rod want to allow girls to join his and Jack's team?

5. How does the air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau compare with that of New Jersey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Rod believe he and the other students have been abandoned?

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

5. What unusual phenomenon do Jack and Rod see in the sky at the end of Chapter 5, in addition to the pentagonal constellation?

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

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

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

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

10. What career field does Rod wish to pursue?

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