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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. What kind of power does Beanpole think used to run the vehicles that used the train tracks?
(a) Steam.
(b) Horses.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Gasoline.

2. What does Will stop at a store in the port city to do?
(a) Ask for directions.
(b) Find employment.
(c) Buy some food.
(d) Ask about the ship.

3. Who nicknames the boy at the prison "Beanpole"?
(a) His father.
(b) Himself.
(c) Will.
(d) Henry.

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

5. How many times is the ship approached by tripods on their journey?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the celebration held nine days after the book begins?

2. What runs the vehicles that use the old train tracks?

3. Where does Will stay while he is healing from his injury?

4. What special object does Will's father own?

5. What color are the windows on the tripods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ozymandias's explanation about the vagrants?

2. What does Captain Curtis say to Will and Henry when he drops them off in France?

3. How does Will describe Jean Paul?

4. What does Will's father have that is so precious to him and why?

5. What does Will notice about Ozymandias that is different from other vagrants?

6. Who is the guest of honor at the celebration in the first chapter, and why?

7. What has Beanpole observed about people who get capped?

8. What happens when Henry comes to live with Will?

9. What happens while Will and Henry are sailing across the English Channel?

10. How does Will describe the tripods?

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