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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. Where is Rod's school located?
2. Why does Rod arrive late for his final exam?
3. Where does Rod decide to sleep during his first night on the unknown planet?
4. Why does Helen advise Rod not to carry a gun during his survival test?
5. When Rod is frightened by noises during his first night on the unknown planet, what does he try to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Chapter 6 titled, "I Think He's Dead?"
2. Where has Rod's new partner, Jack, been sleeping?
3. What career field does Rod wish to pursue?
4. 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?
5. Why does Deacon Matson fail several students before they even start their final exam?
6. What major setback does Rod suffer at the conclusion of Chapter 3?
7. How does Rod first encounter a student worthy of partnership?
8. Who does the "dead" student in the tree turn out to be?
9. What hunting technique do Rod and Jack develop together?
10. What unusual phenomenon do Jack and Rod see in the sky at the end of Chapter 5, in addition to the pentagonal constellation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is Rod's dream job? Why is such a job important in his world? How do his experiences throughout "Tunnel in the Sky" prepare him for such a career? Why does he almost abandon his dreams near the end of the novel, when rescuers arrive?
Essay Topic 3
In his numerous works of fiction, Robert A. Heinlein managed to predict many items that exist today, including waterbeds and online newspapers. Nevertheless, every work of fiction exists in the slice of time during which it was written, even when the story is set in the future. Do the anachronisms in "Tunnel in the Sky"--from societal attitudes to slang, from racial stereotypes to scientific advancements--add entertainment value or hinder the modern reader's immersion in the story?
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