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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time off from guard duty does Grant give to Bob in Chapter 10 because he is newly married?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Four days.

2. What sort of writing does the historian use for taking notes, that Grant cannot read?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Latin.
(c) Cursive.
(d) Shorthand.

3. During the luau celebrating the return of Rod and Roy, what new utensil does Margery give Rod to use?
(a) A fork.
(b) A mug.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A spatula.

4. What is the full name of Grant, as shown on the memorial slab in the village square?
(a) Ulysses Grant Cowper.
(b) Ulysses S. Cowper.
(c) Grant S. Cowper.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

5. When Rod and Roy reach the downstream end of the river on their expedition, what do they find?
(a) A desert and a beach of bleached bones.
(b) A series of cave dwellings and a desert.
(c) A series of cave dwellings and an ocean.
(d) A dead sea and a beach of bleached bones.

6. 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 domesticate and raise dopey joes.
(b) They vote to stay in their current settlement.
(c) They elect Rod as the new mayor.
(d) They elect Caroline as the new mayor.

7. Who are the best man and maid of honor at the wedding of Bob and Carmen?
(a) Jack and Caroline.
(b) Grant and Jack.
(c) Rod and Jack.
(d) Rod and Caroline.

8. In Chapter 13, when Rod refuses to resume his duties as city manager, who is appointed?
(a) Bill.
(b) Roy.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Cliff.

9. What is the new name given to the settlement, as mentioned early in Chapter 14?
(a) Walkertown.
(b) Cowpertown.
(c) Joeville.
(d) Grant's Farm.

10. Who explains to Rob why the students were not picked up at the scheduled end of their final exam?
(a) A dopey joe.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Deacon Matson.
(d) A media crew.

11. At the end of Chapter 10, what two students plan to marry according to Grant?
(a) Bob and Sue.
(b) Bill and Sue.
(c) Bill and Carmen.
(d) Bob and Carmen.

12. In Chapter 10 when Peewee, the youngest in the settlement, uses foul language, what does Rod threaten to do?
(a) Assign him extra kitchen duties.
(b) Banish him from the settlement.
(c) Assign him to the sanitation committee.
(d) Wash his mouth out with sand since they have no soap.

13. Who does Jack decide to marry?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Grant.
(d) Rod.

14. Who nominates Caroline to be the group's first mayor in Chapter 8?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Grant.
(c) Rod.
(d) Jack.

15. During an evening meeting in Chapter 10, who stands up and demands information regarding a constitution and bill of rights?
(a) Shorty.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Rod.
(d) Caroline.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the discussion in Chapter 14, why does one person want to return to Terra, should the opportunity arise?

2. In Chapter 8, who is the first person elected to be group leader?

3. Why does Rod banish Jock and his friends from camp?

4. What nickname does Caroline have for Grant, as revealed in Chapter 11?

5. What aspect of the students' newly formed government mirrors racism and discrimination in America?

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