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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does one of the new arrivals burst into tears when arriving at the shelter at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) She is relieved to be rescued from her overbearing partner.
(b) She is happy to see another girl.
(c) She feels safe at last.
(d) She is hungry and smells roasted meat.

2. Where is Rod's school located?
(a) Luna.
(b) The Grand Canyon.
(c) New York.
(d) The Outlands.

3. What new signal do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy create in Chapter 7 when they move their signal fire?
(a) A signal flag made from Jack's pants.
(b) A signal flag made from Jimmy's shirt.
(c) A signal flag made from Jack's shirt.
(d) A signal flag made from Rod's shorts.

4. In Chapter 1, how does Rod describe his classmate, Caroline?
(a) A quiet girl, engaged to be married.
(b) Too skittish to survive in unknown surroundings.
(c) A big Zulu girl.
(d) Dim-witted and unprepared.

5. What element is needed to power the transport tunnels?
(a) Uranium.
(b) Calcium.
(c) Plutonium.
(d) Cadmium.

6. Who do Rod and Jack discover in a tree in Chapter 6?
(a) Bob.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Johann.
(d) Carmen.

7. How does the air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau compare with that of New Jersey?
(a) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is almost twice as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(b) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is less than half as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(c) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is almost equal to that in New Jersey.
(d) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is less than three-quarters as heavy as that in New Jersey.

8. Why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy alter the placement of their original signal fire in Chapter 7?
(a) The fire keeps getting extinguished by the river.
(b) Jack trips and burns herself while entering the shelter.
(c) Smoke is coming inside their cave.
(d) The fire is too far away to tend properly.

9. Before Rod leaves for his exam, Helen reminds him that more people have died from what than from bleeding to death?
(a) Disease.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Worry.
(d) Old age.

10. What does Rod eat for dinner his first night on the unknown planet?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A handful of berries.
(c) A brick of field ration.
(d) A pack of jerky.

11. In Chapter 7, why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy decide to start a signal fire?
(a) To attract animals to kill.
(b) To frighten animals.
(c) To warn other survivors to stay away.
(d) To attract other survivors.

12. Where does Rod conceal his sister's knife, in preparation for the final exam?
(a) In a hip holster.
(b) In his mess kit.
(c) Under a bandage on his leg.
(d) In his vest pack.

13. What two people arrive near the end of Chapter 7, joining the original three in their new settlement?
(a) Bob and Caroline.
(b) Bob and Carmen.
(c) Johann and Caroline.
(d) Johann and Carmen.

14. Early in Chapter 4, Rod is no longer interested in the survival exam, but instead interested in what?
(a) Being with his family.
(b) Discovering stobor.
(c) Survival.
(d) Determining what planet he is on.

15. Why doesn't Rod's father want Rod to leave for his final exam?
(a) He plans to have himself frozen for thirty years.
(b) He plans to have himself and Rod's mother frozen for twenty years.
(c) He plans to have himself and Rod's mother frozen for thirty years.
(d) He plans to have the whole Walker family frozen for twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What rare treat does Jack share with Rod during their first meal together?

3. What does Rod's sister call their father?

4. How does Rod travel from school to home?

5. Early in Chapter 6, what does Rod accuse Jack of stealing?

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