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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys do when they encounter a police roadblock?

2. Who is Nathanael?

3. What happens to the dragon in the Trippy Show?

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

5. What does Dr. Monmouth do to get Angela over her obsession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much input does the author say he had in the movie project and why does he say that's acceptable?

2. What does the article from the Daily Mail suggest about the Trippy Show?

3. What is the reaction of police when people are reported missing and why?

4. What is the reaction of the boys when the military arrives?

5. Describe Laurie's father.

6. What is Aunt Caroline's reaction when Pa tells her about Angela's hypnosis by the Trippy Show?

7. What does the author say about Will in the book "The City of Gold and Lead?"

8. Briefly describe Andy and Laurie's sighting of the Tripod.

9. How does the author say the Tripods came to inhabit the Earth?

10. What does Ilse say is the situation in Switzerland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the Trippies? How are their attitudes changed from their personalities. List at least three people who become Trippies. What are their fates?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the first two instances in which Laurie sees a Tripod. What are his reactions to each?

Essay Topic 3

The story explores the idea of an alien race using hypnosis to control humans. Is the idea scientifically sound? Support your answer.

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