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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Laurie say he found the notebooks he's been writing in?
(a) He bought them in the village
(b) He brought them from home
(c) His father bought them
(d) The hotel

2. Who is waiting for the group as they disembark from the train?
(a) The police
(b) Ilse
(c) Ilse's mother and a servant
(d) No one

3. How many crew members are there on the plane?
(a) Four
(b) Only a captain
(c) Only a captain and co-captain
(d) A captain and a stewardess

4. How far is it to the nearest house?
(a) Twenty miles
(b) Ten miles
(c) Three miles
(d) A mile

5. Who opens the door when Laurie arrives where Andy is being held?
(a) Rudi's mother
(b) A villager Laurie doesn't know
(c) An officer from the police station
(d) Rudi's father

6. What does Rudi say could be a good effect of longer patrols?
(a) Nothing
(b) Gaining recruits
(c) Learning the Tripods' weaknesses
(d) Finding food supplies

7. What does Martha cook during the trip?
(a) Nothing
(b) Shrimp and steak
(c) Beans and potatoes
(d) Stew

8. What does Pa say he has a right to do because Laurie and Andy disobeyed him?
(a) Cap them
(b) Take them home
(c) Beat them
(d) Talk to them

9. What kind of animals are seen by the group as they head up the mountain?
(a) Deer and an eagle
(b) Elk and a flock of geese
(c) A bear and a stray dog
(d) Beaver and hawks

10. What does Rudi's mother give to Rudi and Laurie?
(a) Permission to watch television
(b) Caps
(c) Cookies and milk
(d) Lemonade and cake

11. 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

12. How do they move supplies from the hotel to their new home in the tunnel?
(a) By hand
(b) By diesel coach
(c) By car
(d) By wagon

13. What does Pa do that he believes will render the Cap harmless?
(a) Pokes holes in it
(b) Lines it with metal
(c) Cuts some wires
(d) Removes a battery

14. What warning is there that France and Germany are about to invade Switzerland?
(a) Broadcasts from an underground radio
(b) Newspaper reports
(c) No warning at all
(d) Only rumors

15. How does Pa try to pay for the plane tickets?
(a) With a check this his watch
(b) With cash then a check
(c) With a credit card then the title to his boat
(d) With a credit card then a check

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pa say they'll get gas for the boat?

2. How is it suggested that the might set off an avalanche?

3. What does Laurie say he sees as the most important task for the group?

4. What does Pa say about Andy being held?

5. What is Pa's argument for destroying the Tripod?

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