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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Rod's only friend in the survival class?
(a) Jimmy Throxton.
(b) Bob Baxter.
(c) John Matson.
(d) Caroline Mshiyeni.

3. What recreational item does Jimmy categorize as survival equipment?
(a) A drum.
(b) A deck of cards.
(c) A dart board and darts.
(d) Dice.

4. When Rod is frightened by noises during his first night on the unknown planet, what does he try to do?
(a) Make ferocious growling sounds.
(b) Plug his ears.
(c) Run.
(d) Take a nap.

5. How does Jack keep water inside the shelter?
(a) In a skin.
(b) In a canteen.
(c) In a well.
(d) A small stream trickles through.

6. Students are advised to watch out for what, while visiting the unknown planet?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Deer.
(c) Stobor.
(d) Aliens.

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

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

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

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

11. How many moons does the unknown planet have, according to Jack?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

13. Where does Rod's new friend, Jack, live?
(a) In the brush.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In a tree.
(d) In an underground burrow.

14. On the unknown planet, from which direction does the sun rise?
(a) Northwest.
(b) Southeast.
(c) North.
(d) East.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What number does Rod draw, for entering the gate to the unknown planet?

2. What sort of gun does Rod obtain from the school armorer, prior to leaving Earth for his final exam?

3. In Chapter 2, what sort of lamp does Mr. Walker light before dinner?

4. What is the name of Rod's school?

5. What is the final exam for Rod's class, "Advanced Survival"?

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