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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. Why does Rod banish Jock and his friends from camp?
(a) Jock refuses Rod's request to help build a wall, and a fight ensues.
(b) Jock and his friends steal weapons from the other students.
(c) Jock and his friends request an election be held to try to remove Rod from his leadership position.
(d) Jock and his friends steal food from the camp.

2. Why does Rod become angry during his first hunting expedition with a partner other than Jack?
(a) Rod's partner is too noisy, warning animals of their approach.
(b) Rod's partner chases animals away, saving them from being killed by Rod.
(c) Rod's partner kills without Rod's help, rather than driving the animal toward him.
(d) Rod's partner complains too much and was lazy.

3. After Roy resigns as boss hunter in Chapter 11, who does Grant appoint as his replacement?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Chad.
(c) Bob.
(d) Shorty.

4. In Chapter 16, after his return home, Rod's inability to adjust to normal life leads him to seek advice from whom?
(a) Deacon Matson.
(b) Helen.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Jimmy.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 12, upon Rod's return from his expedition what change does he notice in Grant?
(a) Grant has a long ponytail.
(b) Grant has shaved off his beard.
(c) Grant has a broken leg.
(d) Grant looks much older.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack plan to give to Bob and Carmen as a wedding present?

2. During the upheaval following a student's demand for a constitution at the evening meeting in Chapter 10, what does Rod ask Jimmy to do?

3. Three days downstream on their expedition, Rod and Roy find how many girls in a small cave?

4. When Rod and Roy return from their expedition, what do they find in place of the partially constructed stone wall?

5. Who takes Jack's place on Rod's hunting team in Chapter 8 after Jack is injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. When rescuers arrive, who is the only student who refuses to return home?

2. What creature attacks Roy, surprising him?

3. What vote do the students make while Rod is recovering from the dopey joe attack?

4. In Chapter 9 how does Grant use the wedding of Bob and Carmen to his advantage?

5. During a square dance in Chapter 14, what do almost all of the students say they would do if rescuers come?

6. Who finally convinces Rod to return home to Earth?

7. Who stands up for Bob and Carmen during their wedding ceremony?

8. What does Deacon Matson finally define as a stobor?

9. Why do Bob and Carmen ask to wait a day when their friends consider abandoning Grant's rule and forming a new colony?

10. What do Rod and Roy discover, as far downstream as they can go?

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