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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. In Chapter 11 when Rod and Roy attempt to return to their settlement, what injury significantly delays their progress?
(a) Rod cracks his ribs.
(b) Roy breaks his leg.
(c) Rod breaks his leg.
(d) Roy crasks his ribs.

2. During his expedition with Rod in Chapter 11, why does Roy kill a dopey joe?
(a) He was bored.
(b) He needed a new water skin.
(c) It is his favorite meat on the new planet.
(d) It was hunting him.

3. The title of Chapter 12 is a quote from which character?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Grant.
(c) Roy.
(d) Jack.

4. What is Rod doing, in the final scene in the final chapter of "Tunnel in the Sky?"
(a) Having dinner with his parents.
(b) Living alone in Cowpertown.
(c) Working as an Outlander.
(d) Getting married.

5. Who invents a method for hollowing out bamboo to make pipes?
(a) Arthur, known as Waxie.
(b) Rod, known as Roddie.
(c) Grant, known as Hizzoner.
(d) Jimmy, known as the Joker.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what injury is suffered by Mick?

2. After agreeing to cooperate with Grant in Chapter 10, Rod asks to lead a search party to find what?

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

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

5. When Rod and Roy finally return to the settlement at the end of Chapter 11, who is the first person to spot them?

Short Essay Questions

1. A strange migration of what creatures threatens the students' settlement?

2. Why do some students in the settlement start to feel disenchanted with Grant's leadership?

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

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

5. Why, according to Caroline, is Carmen unable to relocate to a new place?

6. At the end of the novel, what is Rod doing?

7. What creature attacks Roy, surprising him?

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

9. Why do Rod and Roy embark on an expedition downstream from their settlement?

10. What demands does Rod make of Grant in Chapter 10, before agreeing to serve as his city manager?

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