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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What material is Laurie's grandmother's house made of?
(a) Brick
(b) Graphite
(c) Wood
(d) Granite

2. What are Pa and Martha drinking while listening to the television broadcasts?
(a) Coffee
(b) Soda
(c) Lemonade
(d) Whiskey

3. What does Andy say could have been the source of the noise they heard?
(a) A truck
(b) An artillery range
(c) Dynamite from a nearby mine
(d) A train

4. What does Laurie say about the rules of their camping expedition?
(a) That they are not to sleep outside
(b) That they are to call their parents daily
(c) That they are not to ask for help
(d) That they are to hide from the Tripods

5. How was the Tripod that landed in the United States destroyed?
(a) By a nuclear missile
(b) By fighter-bombers
(c) By military tanks
(d) It self-destructed

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Tripod destroy the house?

2. How far away is the farmhouse from Laurie's location?

3. What time does the first plane arrive on the scene?

4. What is the warning given by the Head Man at school?

5. What does Andy say the Tripod looks like?

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