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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The title of Chapter 12 is a quote from which character?
(a) Jack.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Grant.
(d) Roy.
2. In Chapter 14 when the survivors discuss what they would do if rescue finally comes, who is the only person to say he would return to Terra?
(a) Roy.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Bob.
(d) Rod.
3. How old is the other baby in the settlement at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Sixteen months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Thirteen months.
4. What object signifies a vote for Grant?
(a) A green leaf.
(b) A pebble.
(c) A twig.
(d) A piece of baked clay.
5. According to Caroline's inventory, how many fishhooks does the settlement possess?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seventy-one.
(c) Fifty-seven.
(d) Ninety-one.
6. What sort of writing does the historian use for taking notes, that Grant cannot read?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Cursive.
(c) Shorthand.
(d) Latin.
7. What happens to Grant near the end of Chapter 13?
(a) He is killed by lion-like creatures.
(b) He is banished from the settlement.
(c) He is struck by a poison dart.
(d) He is killed by dopey joes.
8. In Chapter 13, when Rod refuses to resume his duties as city manager, who is appointed?
(a) Bill.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Roy.
9. Who takes Jack's place on Rod's hunting team in Chapter 8 after Jack is injured?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Roy.
(c) Carmen.
(d) Caroline.
10. What major decision do the students vote to make near the end of Chapter 13 while Rod is unconscious from his injuries?
(a) They vote to stay in their current settlement.
(b) They elect Caroline as the new mayor.
(c) They elect Rod as the new mayor.
(d) They vote to domesticate and raise dopey joes.
11. Why does Rod become angry during his first hunting expedition with a partner other than Jack?
(a) Rod's partner kills without Rod's help, rather than driving the animal toward him.
(b) Rod's partner complains too much and was lazy.
(c) Rod's partner is too noisy, warning animals of their approach.
(d) Rod's partner chases animals away, saving them from being killed by Rod.
12. The doors to the abandoned cave dwellings discovered by Rod and Roy are how tall?
(a) No higher than a man's knee.
(b) No higher than a man's chest.
(c) Three to five inches.
(d) Seven to ten feet.
13. Which two students say goodbye to Rod, before they leave through the gate for Terra?
(a) Jimmy and Caroline.
(b) Bob and Carmen.
(c) Caroline and Roy.
(d) Jimmy and Jack.
14. Why does Rod initially turn down the position offered to him by Grant in Chapter 10?
(a) He does not want to answer to Roy in addition to Grant.
(b) He does not feel qualified for the position.
(c) He plans to leave the settlement.
(d) He plans to overthrow Grant.
15. Who are the best man and maid of honor at the wedding of Bob and Carmen?
(a) Rod and Jack.
(b) Jack and Caroline.
(c) Rod and Caroline.
(d) Grant and Jack.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who protests and tries to turn down the job when nominated to be the group's first mayor in Chapter 8?
2. During the luau celebrating the return of Rod and Roy, what new utensil does Margery give Rod to use?
3. As Chapter 14 opens, how old is Carmen and Bob's baby?
4. When Rod and Roy reach the downstream end of the river on their expedition, what do they find?
5. In Chapter 8, what is Grant's theory as to why Jock would not listen to Rod?
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