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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Nathanael?
(a) Laurie's uncle
(b) Laurie's cousin
(c) A neighbor
(d) A classmate

2. Who is waiting for the group as they disembark from the train?
(a) Ilse's mother and a servant
(b) Ilse
(c) The police
(d) No one

3. Who is Martha?
(a) Laurie's stepmother
(b) Laurie's grandmother
(c) Laurie's mother
(d) Laurie's sister

4. What company planned to sponsor a television adaptation of the Tripods?
(a) Japanese Broadcasting Corporation
(b) Public Broadcasting Corporation
(c) British Broadcasting Corporation
(d) American Broadcasting Corporation

5. What does Aunt Caroline say about Nathanael when she talks to Laurie on the phone?
(a) That he's been killed
(b) That he's safely at home
(c) That he's run away
(d) That he's going to try to convert Laurie

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they learn from a man at the airport about the Tripods?

2. How many police roadblocks are there on the way to the boat?

3. What does Martha tell Angela they are going to go?

4. Who goes with Laurie and Andy to get a look at a Tripod nearby?

5. How long is the family told they can stay in the country?

(see the answer key)

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