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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the two boys spend the night the first night after they leave the village?
(a) In someone's barn.
(b) In an abandoned cabin.
(c) On the river bank.
(d) Under some trees.

2. Who did Will have to kill while he, Henry, and Beanpole were traveling?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A Tripod.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A rabid dog.

3. How many days early do the boys arrive at the docks?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three days.
(c) One day.
(d) Two days.

4. What happens to people who enter the Tripod City?
(a) They never come out.
(b) They become rich.
(c) They are murdered.
(d) They beome rulers.

5. What does Beanpole convince Moritz to do when Ulf hasn't returned by evening?
(a) To let Will go look for Moritz.
(b) To let him go look for Moritz.
(c) To leave the town.
(d) To call the police.

6. Why do Will, Henry, and Beanpole want to win at the games?
(a) To get inside the Tripod City.
(b) To impress the girls.
(c) For glory and a medal.
(d) For money.

7. Why is the man on the island not capped?
(a) He works for the Tripods.
(b) He has never been around people.
(c) He is from another country.
(d) He has removed his cap.

8. What happens to Beanpole when he tries to get some food?
(a) He gets dirty water thrown on him.
(b) He is slapped in the face.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He hurts his hand.

9. Where does the island man take the boys?
(a) To his home.
(b) To the village.
(c) To his boat.
(d) To a forest.

10. How long has the man lived on the island?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) All his life.
(d) The past twenty years.

11. How did Will kill the answer to question #10?
(a) With an ancient metal ball.
(b) With a knife.
(c) With an arrow.
(d) With electricity.

12. What hit Will on the head in the river?
(a) A rock.
(b) A log.
(c) A plank from the raft.
(d) An oar.

13. Why is Beanpole chosen to go to the games?
(a) For his ability to draw.
(b) For his intelligence.
(c) For his height.
(d) Because the choser is his father.

14. Why is Fritz chosen to go to the games?
(a) For his strength and ability to succeed.
(b) He can shoot a bow better than anyone.
(c) He has been with the group the longest.
(d) He likes to be alone.

15. What is the first mate's name?
(a) Kenny.
(b) Moritz.
(c) Ulf.
(d) Billy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man on the island feel about meeting the boys?

2. Where did Will, Henry, and Beanpole travel together?

3. What was growing in the field on the island?

4. How does Will feel about Fritz's response to him?

5. How does Fritz respond to Will's friendly overtures?

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