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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Jack's personal knife?
2. In Chapter 7, why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy decide to start a signal fire?
3. Why has Rod's father made such an unusual decision, as described in Chapter 2?
4. How does Jack keep water inside the shelter?
5. Why doesn't Rod's father want Rod to leave for his final exam?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Rod decide to sleep during his first night on an unknown planet, and what unforeseen difficulty does he experience?
2. At the end of Chapter 7, who joins Rod, Jack, and Jimmy in their cave settlement?
3. What shocking secret does Jimmy reveal to Rod, regarding Jack?
4. What hunting technique do Rod and Jack develop together?
5. 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?
6. Why does Helen choose to tell Rod about his parents' decision, despite telling them that she would not reveal their plan?
7. Why is Chapter 2 titled, "The Fifth Way?"
8. Who does the "dead" student in the tree turn out to be?
9. Why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy decide to signal other students to join their group?
10. What advice does Deacon Matson give Rod, regarding the final exam?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the main character's changing perception of "stobor" throughout the novel. What, ultimately, is a "stobor?" Why should everyone watch out for "stobor?"
Essay Topic 2
Consider the numerous marriages that take place during "Tunnel in the Sky." What qualities draw these couples together? Why is marriage considered so important in the students' settlement? How does Grant use wedding ceremonies to his advantage, while serving as mayor? Why does Rod never seem to consider finding a wife?
Essay Topic 3
What clues does the author provide as the novel progresses that dopey joes may not be mere harmless, slow, clumsy creatures? What ultimate impact do the dopey joes have on the settlement created by the stranded students? What lesson does Heinlein wish to impart, by showcasing the dramatic changes exhibited by the dopey joes?
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