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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Flight and a Follower.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the objects at even intervals in the river in Chapter 8 functioning as?
(a) Locks.
(b) Bridges.
(c) Nets.
(d) Guards.

2. How many miles do the boys travel in Chapter 8?
(a) 125.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 50.

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

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

5. What do the boys sneak away from in chapter 8?
(a) Tripods.
(b) The Comtesse.
(c) Villagers.
(d) Wild animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the old railroad tracks constructed?

2. What is strange about the river in Chapter 8?

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

4. Who comes to live with Will in Chapter 3?

5. What is the tunnel that the boys explore in the ruined city?

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