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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the best man and maid of honor at the wedding of Bob and Carmen?

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

3. How is the first part of Chapter 11 different from the rest of the novel?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What two characters on Earth were married while Rod and his friends are stranded on the unknown planet?

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

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

5. Why are Rod and Roy slow to return from their expedition?

6. Why does Rod banish Jock and his friends, four older boys, from the colony?

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

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

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

10. What happens to Grant during the dopey joes' aggressive period?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rod Walker, the protagonist of the novel, is confronted by many antagonists--some real, some imagined. How does Rod typically deal with antagonists who disagree with him or try to thwart his purposes? What characters or creatures seem to be antagonists at first, but eventually turn out not to be? What characters or creatures seem benign at first, but eventually turn out to be antagonists?

Essay Topic 2

What important lessons does Rod Walker learn by the end of the novel? How do those lessons reveal and reinforce the novel's main theme? What is the main theme of "Tunnel in the Sky?"

Essay Topic 3

Consider the numerous marriages that take place during "Tunnel in the Sky." What qualities draw these couples together? Why is marriage considered so important in the students' settlement? How does Grant use wedding ceremonies to his advantage, while serving as mayor? Why does Rod never seem to consider finding a wife?

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