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

2. Once through the gate to the unknown planet, who is the first classmate Rod sees?
(a) Bob.
(b) Johann.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Jimmy.

3. What hunting technique do Rod and Jack develop in Chapter 7?
(a) They creep, holding a big net between them.
(b) They take turns chasing and wearing out the animal.
(c) Jack drives and Rod kills.
(d) Rod drives and Jack kills.

4. In Chapter 2, what sort of lamp does Mr. Walker light before dinner?
(a) A plutonium lantern.
(b) A lunar reflector.
(c) Asian sconces.
(d) A Peace Lamp.

5. Why does Rod's instructor try to discourage him from taking the final exam?
(a) He believes Rod is too cocky and unfeeling to be a survivor.
(b) He wants Rod to stay home with his family.
(c) He wants Rod to take the class again before attempting the final exam.
(d) He believes Rod is too emotional and sentimental to be a survivor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unit of currency does Rod spend while watching the travelers at Emigrants' Gap?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Rod jokes that Jack is jealous of what?

3. One of the two new arrivals at the end of Chapter 7 has what injury?

4. In Chapter 1, how does Rod describe his classmate, Caroline?

5. What is the name of Jack's personal knife?

(see the answer key)

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