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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 is Ozymandias searching for?
(a) His family.
(b) People who do not want to be capped.
(c) Adults who are faking their capping.
(d) Vagrants.

2. What is the name of the busy port town that Will and Henry reach?
(a) Rumney.
(b) Rummey.
(c) Roulet.
(d) Runnet.

3. How long do vagrants usually stay in one place?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few years.
(d) A few months.

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

5. Where do the tripods not go?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The cold region.
(c) The valleys.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bolsters Will's decision to go to the White Mountains?

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

3. How do children feel about vagrants?

4. Who has Beanpole been raised by?

5. What country are Will and Henry taken to after finding the captain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Will find Captain Curtis?

3. What do the boys find in an underground tunnel in the ruined city?

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

5. Describe the Schmad-Fair, and how it helps Will?

6. What happens when Will hears noises in the night while escaping?

7. What happens when Will goes into a store at the port city?

8. What does Will think after meeting with Jack a few times after his capping?

9. What happens to Will after they leave the ruined city?

10. What does Will do that finally gets Henry to leave him alone, and what prompts him to do this?

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