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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the buildings in the city shaped like?

2. What did Fritz see on the globe besides the answer to #135?

3. What does Will and Fritz do with Will's master?

4. What covers the city of the Tripods?

5. What does Will discover when he returns home after a long errand for his master?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the city of the masters look like?

2. Why did Will have to pick his master up at work early?

3. What happens as soon as Will arrives at his master's house?

4. What does Will's master do to him about what he found and what is Will's response?

5. What do Will and Fritz do when they see each other for the first time since entering the city?

6. What does Will's master decide is their relationship and what does he ask Will? What is Will's response?

7. What happens when Will's master uses more as bubbles than usual? Why is Will worried?

8. Where does Will go to see Fritz who is sick and what does Fritz tell him?

9. What does Will's master tell him about how they conquered Earth?

10. What is the place like where the female slaves go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Will is no exception. His determination and survival powers might contrast to his immaturity and temper. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Will demonstrates his determination. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Will's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Will's admirable traits helped him perform his mission. Have his flaws impacted his mission at all? Do any of those who are with him seem to notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

Essay Topic 2

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or technology that is not a part of the "real" world. In the case of THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD, much of the setting is familiar to the reader, though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD world that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in Will's world. Define the words as used in in THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

2. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD? What word(s)?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD? Which ones?

Essay Topic 3

Will and Fritz volunteered to "go behind enemy lines" in order to learn about the Tripods. This is courage, doing something in spite of fear.

1. What is courage? It is defined in the dictionary as: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. How is courage demonstrated? Given what you have seen of Will why would one call him courageous? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Discuss two situations, one during war and one during peace in which a great deal of courage would be needed to endure the situations.

3. Discuss the two sides to the following: Courage can be learned. One is either born with courage or not.

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