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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. At the end of Chapter 10, what two students plan to marry according to Grant?

2. As Chapter 14 opens, how old is Carmen and Bob's baby?

3. After Roy resigns as boss hunter in Chapter 11, who does Grant appoint as his replacement?

4. In Chapter 13, what injury is suffered by Mick?

5. In Chapter 11, why does Roy resign his appointed position as the boss hunter?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9 how does Grant use the wedding of Bob and Carmen to his advantage?

2. Where does Rod think the students should move their colony?

3. What two characters on Earth were married while Rod and his friends are stranded on the unknown planet?

4. Why do Bob and Carmen ask to wait a day when their friends consider abandoning Grant's rule and forming a new colony?

5. Why are Rod and Roy slow to return from their expedition?

6. What does Deacon Matson finally define as a stobor?

7. What vote do the students make while Rod is recovering from the dopey joe attack?

8. How do Rod and Caroline clash the first time they try to hunt together?

9. In Chapter 10, why is Caroline appointed historian for the settlement?

10. Under Grant's leadership, how frequently are town meetings held?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Near the end of the novel when officials from Terra arrive to rescue the students, why is Rod the only one who wishes to stay on the new planet? Why are the other students so anxious to leave, even though many had previously stated that they would never want to return home? What irresistible attractions draw them home, that could never be replicated in Cowpertown?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a useful literary technique, in which an author hints at future events in subtle ways. Much can be learned about characters, based on their ability to recognize or overlook such clues. Describe and discuss at least two examples of foreshadowing in "Tunnel in the Sky." If applicable, also describe and discuss an instance of potential foreshadowing that remained unrealized.

Essay Topic 3

What is the primary role of Jimmy in the novel? Is his comic relief a comfort to the other students? How does the character of Jimmy grow from the beginning of the novel, when he nearly skips the final survival exam due to fear, to the end of the novel, when he is a solid husband and father?

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