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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do the men say they'll take the three boys to be Capped?
(a) The church
(b) The city hall
(c) The police station
(d) The jail

3. What do they do with the body of Ilse's mother?
(a) Leave it for the animals
(b) Bury it
(c) Lower it into a crevasse and cover it with snow
(d) Burn it

4. What does Laurie learn happened to Ilse's father during the night he was gone?
(a) He died
(b) He recovered
(c) He had another attack and was taken to the hospital
(d) He ran away to be Capped

5. What does Laurie buy in the village after the villagers are Capped?
(a) Camping gear
(b) Bread
(c) A radio
(d) New shoes

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pa have in his hand when he returns to the house the second time?

2. Why isn't Andy immediately Capped by the villagers?

3. Who gags Rudi?

4. What is the Cap made of?

5. What does Pa do that he believes will render the Cap harmless?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons are there for the group to send patrols out farther from the base camp?

2. What kinds of precautions are the Swiss taking against being taken over by the Trippies?

3. What happens with regard to the Tripod destroyed in the avalanche?

4. Describe the encounter with the Vicar in the airport restaurant.

5. Describe how the family gets from Guernsey to Switzerland.

6. How are the Caps made permanent and how does Laurie learn about it?

7. What are the arguments against trying to destroy the Tripod that patrols near the tunnel?

8. Why is Laurie chosen to be the one to wear the altered Cap?

9. What does Pa say about the reaction of the Swiss at the train station when Laurie and Andy get into a fight?

10. What is the story Pa tells Andy when he refuses to obey a command to return to the dock?

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