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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of animals are seen by the group as they head up the mountain?
(a) Elk and a flock of geese
(b) Deer and an eagle
(c) A bear and a stray dog
(d) Beaver and hawks
2. How many people have beat the family to their new location?
(a) Seven
(b) Six
(c) About twenty
(d) None
3. How many flashlights does the group have prior to their arrival at the hotel?
(a) Ten
(b) Eight
(c) Only two
(d) None
4. What does Rudi's mother say will soon happen to the study of science?
(a) It will focus only on ways to rejuvenate the planet
(b) It will be abandoned
(c) It will be taught by the Tripods
(d) It will focus only on space exploration
5. What happens to the destroyed Tripod after the snow melts, leaving it exposed?
(a) The other Tripods arrive and it's burned
(b) It revives and walks away
(c) The snow never melts away
(d) The sun causes it to burn
6. How does Karl come to join the group?
(a) He was a hermit living in the mountains
(b) Pa removed his Cap and he followed when they left him
(c) He is running away when he find the group
(d) He was young and unCapped when they found him
7. What do they learn from a man at the airport about the Tripods?
(a) That they've left the Earth's orbit
(b) That they've produced millions of Caps
(c) That they're on the verge of defeat
(d) That they've returned to complete their mission
8. Where does Laurie say he found the notebooks he's been writing in?
(a) The hotel
(b) He brought them from home
(c) His father bought them
(d) He bought them in the village
9. What warning is there that France and Germany are about to invade Switzerland?
(a) Only rumors
(b) Newspaper reports
(c) Broadcasts from an underground radio
(d) No warning at all
10. What do the boys call Andy and Laurie when they are at a gift shop at a train station?
(a) Non-Capped
(b) Chicken
(c) Trippies
(d) Dirty English
11. What does Pa say about Andy being held?
(a) That he'll sneak down after dark to release Andy
(b) That they'll have to allow Andy to be Capped
(c) That Laurie will have to figure it out on his own
(d) That Andy will find a way to escape
12. What does Laurie buy Ilse for her birthday gift?
(a) A card
(b) A necklace
(c) A doll
(d) Chocolate
13. How does Martha get the money they need for tickets?
(a) She cashes a check
(b) She calls on a bank manager
(c) She draws on a credit card
(d) She sells some jewelry
14. How many Tripods come to check out the wreck of the destroyed Tripod?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Dozens
(d) None
15. Which of the following is not seen from the train window?
(a) Several small boats
(b) Ducks swimming
(c) A paddle steamer
(d) A lake
Short Answer Questions
1. What is near the umbrella stand at the doorway of Rudi's house?
2. Where does Pa say they'll get gas for the boat?
3. What does Laurie realize is the problem with facing an army that's been Capped?
4. What causes Ilse's mother's death?
5. Who is Michael Hardy?
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