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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Civilization, Chapter 15, In Achilles' Tent, and Chapter 16, The Endless Road.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the instructor for Rod's survival course?
(a) Doctor Throxton.
(b) Doctor Garcia.
(c) Deacon Matson.
(d) Deacon Baxter.

2. In Chapter 4, what sort of animal comes up behind Jack while the two are sharing their meal?
(a) A lion.
(b) A stobor.
(c) A jackal.
(d) A buck.

3. Who invents a method for hollowing out bamboo to make pipes?
(a) Rod, known as Roddie.
(b) Grant, known as Hizzoner.
(c) Arthur, known as Waxie.
(d) Jimmy, known as the Joker.

4. What is "Grand Opera?"
(a) The name given by Jimmy to the howling noise made by creatures at night.
(b) Musicals and plays performed by certain students at the settlement.
(c) Sing-alongs held weekly at camp.
(d) The name given by Grant to arguments about politics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 4, why does Rod believe he missed the recall signal to go to the exit gate?

2. What wondrous spectacle do Rod and Jack witness at the end of Chapter 5?

3. Who explains to Rob why the students were not picked up at the scheduled end of their final exam?

4. Why, according to Caroline in Chapter 12, can't Bob and Carmen move to a new settlement site anytime soon?

5. Before Rod leaves for his exam, Helen reminds him that more people have died from what than from bleeding to death?

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