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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the plane's captain?
(a) He is put in jail
(b) He is forced to remove his Cap
(c) He is shot
(d) He is allowed to leave

2. Who is Michael Hardy?
(a) The co-pilot
(b) An antique dealer who knows Martha
(c) The pilot
(d) A banker who knows the family

3. Who among the villagers are not Capped after the army is defeated?
(a) The women
(b) The children under age fourteen
(c) The very old people
(d) Those who pledge allegiance to the Tripods

4. What is the reaction of the police when people are reported missing?
(a) Nothing because the police are all hynotized
(b) Nothing because there are too many reports
(c) They are bringing home anyone claiming to be a Trippy
(d) They are putting runaways in jail

5. Where do the police take Andy and Laurie after the fight at the train station?
(a) Nowhere
(b) To a security office
(c) To jail
(d) Back to the train

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dog does Laurie believe he hears?

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

3. What does Laurie learn his father is planning to do?

4. What does the newscaster say will be the way to overcome the Tripods?

5. What does the author say is a fundamental weakness of science fiction books?

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