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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Through the Tunnel.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Rod's family home?
(a) A neighborhood in the Outlands.
(b) A suburb on the Grand Canyon.
(c) A neighborhood in New York.
(d) A suburb on Luna.

3. Why does Helen advise Rod not to carry a gun during his survival test?
(a) Other students will gang up on him and steal it.
(b) Guns don't work in all atmospheres and gravitational fields.
(c) Rod could be disqualified if his gun were discovered by his instructor.
(d) Carrying a gun, he might forget that he is the hunted, not the hunter.

4. What is the final exam for Rod's class, "Advanced Survival"?
(a) Survival on an unknown planet for two to ten days.
(b) A three-part written test.
(c) Competitions in marksmanship and hunting.
(d) Group survival in the Heavenly Mountains.

5. What is the invention of Dr. Jesse Evelyn Ramsbotham?
(a) The Ramsbotham Gate.
(b) The Lunar Gate.
(c) The Bedlow Gap.
(d) The Terra Tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rod arrive late for his final exam?

2. After Rod is hit over the head and robbed in Chapter 3, what items does he have left?

3. Rod's friend jokes that their survival instructor would eat what, without salt?

4. What does Dr. Ramsbotham's invention allow people to do?

5. Why doesn't Rod's father want Rod to leave for his final exam?

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