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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the author in Chapter 4, is the first law of hunting sportsmanship?
(a) A baby animal should never be hunted.
(b) A wounded animal must be tracked down and finished, not left to suffer.
(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.

2. What sort of entrée does Rod enjoy during his meal at home in Chapter 2?
(a) Tofu, molded in the shape of a chicken drumstick.
(b) Turkey patties with bacon.
(c) Soy meatballs with wheat pasta.
(d) A yeast cutlet, molded to look like a chop.

3. What unit of currency does Rod spend while watching the travelers at Emigrants' Gap?
(a) Terra half-dollars.
(b) Luna dollars.
(c) Bedlovian coins.
(d) Half-pluton coins.

4. Why does Rod's instructor try to discourage him from taking the final exam?
(a) He wants Rod to take the class again before attempting the final exam.
(b) He wants Rod to stay home with his family.
(c) He believes Rod is too emotional and sentimental to be a survivor.
(d) He believes Rod is too cocky and unfeeling to be a survivor.

5. What is the religion of the Walker family?
(a) Evangelical Monist.
(b) New Baptist.
(c) Quaker.
(d) Lunism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rod's friend consider dropping out of the survival course?

2. What does Jack use as an alarm, to warn of intruders in the shelter?

3. Who do Rod and Jack discover in a tree in Chapter 6?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 7, who joins Rod, Jack, and Jimmy in their cave settlement?

2. How does Jack finally convince Rod that they are not on Terra?

3. List several ways in which the futuristic Earth of "Tunnel in the Sky" differs from our present-day planet.

4. How does Rod first encounter a student worthy of partnership?

5. Why does Helen advise Rod not to carry a gun during his survival final exam on an unknown planet?

6. What hunting technique do Rod and Jack develop together?

7. What shocking secret does Jimmy reveal to Rod, regarding Jack?

8. Where does Rod decide to sleep during his first night on an unknown planet, and what unforeseen difficulty does he experience?

9. Why do Rod, Jack, and Jimmy decide to signal other students to join their group?

10. Rod's refusal to let go of misguided theories reveals what about his character?

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