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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. How many rockets are fired from the approaching fighter-bombers?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Too many to count
(d) Six

2. What happens to the dragon in the Trippy Show?
(a) It's killed by the knight
(b) It's sent back to its cave
(c) It wins the battle
(d) It dissolves

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Though the Trippy Show seems to originate in the United States, where does Dr. Monmouth say some people believe it really originates?

3. What is the name of the planet the Master comes from, according to the author?

4. Which of the following was NOT the site of a landing during the initial contact?

5. Who is the panelist who is critical of the idea that the Tripods don't have infrared capabilities?

(see the answer key)

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