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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Pyramid of Beauty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the air like outside the building when the athletes leave the induction center?
(a) Cool and dry.
(b) Cool and moist.
(c) Overwhelmingly hot and moist.
(d) Cold and icy.

2. What did the boys find to eat at the river side as they were launching their raft?
(a) A nest of bird eggs.
(b) A dead fish.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Water lilies.

3. How long did Will, Henry, and Beanpole travel together?
(a) Six months.
(b) A year.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two weeks.

4. What does the man on the island want the boys to do?
(a) Cut some wood.
(b) Plow his field.
(c) Build him a front porch.
(d) Work on his roof.

5. How does the man on the island feel about the Tripods?
(a) He has no hostility towards them.
(b) He is working with them.
(c) He thinks they are good for the earth.
(d) He hates them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the boys stay when they are below deck?

2. Who did Will have to kill while he, Henry, and Beanpole were traveling?

3. What does Beanpole tell Will as they walk downriver?

4. What appears to be wrong with the scenes of landscapes of the world?

5. How many cats were sitting by the fire where Will was sleeping on the island?

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