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Robert A. Heinlein. Tunnel in the Sky. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955.First edition. Octavo. 273 pages. Jacket and title page illustrated by P. A. Hutchison. Original light brown cloth with darker brown titles and illustration on the spine and front board. A high school senior goes through the gate to an unknown planet for a two-to-ten day final exam in Advanced Survival, and realizes, after a period of fighting the elements and wildlife, that something has gone wrong with the gate and what was a brief survival exam is an endless struggle for life.