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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Angela say she's going as she leaves the house?
(a) She doesn't say
(b) She's going to Emma's
(c) She's going to join the Trippies
(d) She's going to exercise her pony

2. What does Andy think might be the source of the sound they hear just after daylight the next morning?
(a) Trains
(b) The Tripods
(c) Farm machinery
(d) The farmer's pickup

3. Who is the panelist who is critical of the idea that the Tripods don't have infrared capabilities?
(a) A biologist
(b) A chemist
(c) An astronomer
(d) A science fiction writer

4. Who is Ilse?
(a) Laurie's grandmother
(b) Laurie's stepmother
(c) Laurie's mother
(d) Laurie's sister

5. How is Angela convinced to leave home at the time the Trippy Show is airing?
(a) Laurie promises to tell her about it
(b) She doesn't want to miss the pony show
(c) She plans to watch a rerun
(d) Laurie promises to videotape it

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laurie say woke him?

2. What does Pa say he believes the Trippy show is an example of?

3. Who is Hilda Goossens?

4. What company planned to sponsor a television adaptation of the Tripods?

5. How many tentacles do the boys see after the arrival of the tank?

(see the answer key)

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