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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 does Will talk to a vagrant about?
(a) The Black Ages.
(b) Jack's capping.
(c) His mental instability.
(d) The tripods.

2. What is taken away from humans when they are capped?
(a) Their creativity.
(b) Their emotions.
(c) Their individuality.
(d) Their thoughts.

3. Where did Ozymandias get his cap?
(a) From the tripod.
(b) From some ruins.
(c) He made it himself.
(d) From a dead man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Will find the captain of the ship he is supposed to take at the port city?

2. Which direction does Will travel in when he leaves his town?

3. Which of the following is NOT something Ozymandias gives Will to help him on his quest?

4. What is the name of the busy port town that Will and Henry reach?

5. What does Will cook and eat in his hide-out at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Will describe the tripods?

3. What does Ozymandias do to help Will in his plan to escape being capped?

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

5. What does Will tell Henry as they are leaving the hut, and what is Henry's response?

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

7. How does Will describe Jean Paul?

8. What happens when Will and Henry land in France?

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

10. What does Ozymandias tell Will about the tripods?

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