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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 45 what planet does Rod believe he and Jack are living on?
(a) Terra.
(b) Mars.
(c) Luna.
(d) A new Outlands planet.

2. What is the name of Rod's knife?
(a) Mack the Knife.
(b) Lady Macbeth.
(c) Bluebeard.
(d) Colonel Bowie.

3. What sort of gun does Rod obtain from the school armorer, prior to leaving Earth for his final exam?
(a) A needle gun with poison pellets.
(b) None.
(c) A Pluton Flare.
(d) A Thunderbolt.

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

5. Rod's friend jokes that their survival instructor would eat what, without salt?
(a) A leopard.
(b) His own grandmother.
(c) A snow ape.
(d) Another human being.

6. 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 three-quarters as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(c) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is less than half as heavy as that in New Jersey.
(d) The air pressure of the Grand Canyon plateau is almost equal to that in New Jersey.

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

8. In Chapter 5, why does Jack disagree with Rod's opinion about what planet they are on?
(a) The animals on this planet are unlike those on Terra.
(b) This planet is much larger than the planet Rod suggests.
(c) The stars on this planet are unlike those seen from Earth.
(d) The plants on this planet would not survive on the planet Rod suggests.

9. 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 take the class again before attempting the final exam.
(c) He believes Rod is too emotional and sentimental to be a survivor.
(d) He wants Rod to stay home with his family.

10. What, according to the author in Chapter 4, is the first law of hunting sportsmanship?
(a) A wounded animal must be tracked down and finished, not left to suffer.
(b) A baby animal should never be hunted.
(c) When an animal is killed, part should be left behind for other predators to eat.
(d) Once an animal is killed, all parts should be used.

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

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

13. 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) The fire is too far away to tend properly.
(c) Smoke is coming inside their cave.
(d) Jack trips and burns herself while entering the shelter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Rod believe caused his fever?

2. What item does Deacon Matson assure Rod he can leave behind, because he will not need it for the final exam?

3. What element is needed to power the transport tunnels?

4. Why does Deacon Matson flunk four students before the exam begins?

5. What, according to Rod's instructor, is the most dangerous animal known?

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