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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far do the boys travel on the vehicle that uses the old train tracks?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

2. What does Beanpole say caps make humans into?
(a) Automatons.
(b) Servants.
(c) Druids.
(d) Little more than animals.

3. When were the old railroad tracks constructed?
(a) The Black Ages.
(b) The Before Era.
(c) The Dark Time.
(d) When the tripods came.

4. What happens to Will shortly after they leave the ruined city?
(a) He gets scared.
(b) He falls ill.
(c) He asks to go back.
(d) He sees a tripod.

5. What bolsters Will's decision to go to the White Mountains?
(a) Seeing the vagrants.
(b) Dreams of a life without tripods.
(c) Letters from Ozymandias.
(d) Meetings with Jack.

6. How do children feel about vagrants?
(a) They see them as a part of life.
(b) They are afraid of them.
(c) They are entertained by them.
(d) They follow them around.

7. What is the tunnel that the boys explore in the ruined city?
(a) An ammunitions stockpile.
(b) An underground retreat.
(c) A bomb shelter.
(d) A subway tunnel.

8. Who dies in Chapter 3?
(a) Jack's brother.
(b) Will's father.
(c) Ozymandias.
(d) Henry's mother.

9. What does Will do that makes Henry leave him alone?
(a) Wins a fight.
(b) Threatens to tell his mother.
(c) Makes fun of his fear of tripods.
(d) Acts crazy.

10. What color are the windows on the tripods?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

11. Who comes to live with Will in Chapter 3?
(a) Eloise.
(b) Jack.
(c) Henry.
(d) Ozymandias.

12. What special object does Will's father own?
(a) Flute.
(b) Flashlight.
(c) Automobile.
(d) Wristwatch.

13. What does Will's best friend do when he sees Will with his father's prized possession?
(a) Threatens to destroy it.
(b) Asks to see it.
(c) Scolds him.
(d) Stares at it in wonder.

14. What do the boys find on an island in the river at the ruined city?
(a) A monument.
(b) An ammunition depot.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) A cathedral.

15. Which direction does Will travel in when he leaves his town?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village Will lives in?

2. How long does it take for Will to heal enough to travel again?

3. What does Will do when he realizes someone has followed him?

4. What do Will and Henry learn about tripods as they sail on the boat?

5. What is Ozymandias searching for?

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