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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, 'I Think He's Dead' and Chapter 7, 'I Should Have Baked a Cake'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Rod's father made such an unusual decision, as described in Chapter 2?
(a) Rod's father believes that being frozen is a vital religious ritual.
(b) Rod's father is bankrupt, and he hopes his finances will improve while he is frozen.
(c) Rod's father is dying, and he hopes a cure will be found while he is frozen.
(d) Rod's mother is dying, and he hopes a cure will be found while she is frozen.

2. When Rod pins down the boy who butchered the animal he was hunting, what does he ask the boy to do?
(a) Cry pax.
(b) Surrender his gun.
(c) Cry wolf.
(d) Surrender his knife.

3. In Chapter 7, Jack asks Rod to abandon being logical in favor of being what?
(a) Practical.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Relaxed.

4. What does Dr. Ramsbotham's invention allow people to do?
(a) By allowing themselves to be frozen, people can wait for terminal illnesses to be curable.
(b) By stepping through a gate, people can travel through time.
(c) By using special viewers, people can experience virtual travel.
(d) By stepping through a gate, people can be transported hundreds or thousands of miles in seconds.

5. Which student chooses number two in the drawing, for entering the gate to the unknown planet?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Bob.
(c) Johann.
(d) Caroline.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is wrong with Rod and Jack's attempts to find quality human partners according to Jimmy in Chapter 7?

3. What new signal do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy create in Chapter 7 when they move their signal fire?

4. What two people arrive near the end of Chapter 7, joining the original three in their new settlement?

5. Where does Rod decide to sleep during his first night on the unknown planet?

(see the answer key)

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