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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 is Helen's greatest wish, for which she would give up her career?
(a) Six babies and a farm.
(b) Two babies and a picket fence.
(c) Travel to the Outlands.
(d) A new career as a teacher.

2. 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 himself frozen for thirty years.
(c) He plans to have the whole Walker family frozen for twenty years.
(d) He plans to have himself and Rod's mother frozen for twenty years.

3. In Chapter 2, what sort of lamp does Mr. Walker light before dinner?
(a) A plutonium lantern.
(b) Asian sconces.
(c) A lunar reflector.
(d) A Peace Lamp.

4. In Chapter 2, Rod's sister Helen has come home from where?
(a) The Australasian Republic.
(b) The Amazon.
(c) The Heavenly Mountains.
(d) Luna.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Rod jokes that Jack is jealous of what?
(a) His athletic abilities.
(b) His hunting skill.
(c) His manly beard.
(d) His logical mind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, how does Rod describe his classmate, Caroline?

3. Why has Rod's father made such an unusual decision, as described in Chapter 2?

4. What sort of entrée does Rod enjoy during his meal at home in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What career field does Rod wish to pursue?

2. Why has Rod's sister, Helen, returned home to be with the family in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

6. Where has Rod's new partner, Jack, been sleeping?

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

8. What sort of test does the main character, Rod Walker, contemplate taking at the beginning of "Tunnel in the Sky," and what is his reaction to learning that the test is eminent?

9. Why is Chapter 2 titled, "The Fifth Way?"

10. Which students does Rod consider taking as a partner for his final exam, and why does he ultimately reject each?

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