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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does the first plane arrive on the scene?
(a) There are no planes
(b) Soon after eight o'clock.
(c) Within minutes of the attack
(d) Just before noon

2. What does Aunt Caroline say about Nathanael when she talks to Laurie on the phone?
(a) That he's been killed
(b) That he's safely at home
(c) That he's run away
(d) That he's going to try to convert Laurie

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

4. What is xenophbia?
(a) Fear of Tripods
(b) Fear of spiders
(c) Fear for foreigners
(d) Fear of anything with peanut butter

5. What does Pa say the booking clerk says when he tries to buy tickets to Switzerland?
(a) He has to pay with cash and Hail the Tripod
(b) He can pay with a credit card as long as they are not wearing caps
(c) Only three people can leave and they have to prove they are not under the control of the Tripod
(d) Fights are cancelled and Hail the Tripod

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the soldiers armed when the family arrives in Switzerland?

2. What does Laurie realize one of the tentacles is doing after the arrival of the tank?

3. What does Pa say about Andy being held?

4. What does Martha cook during the trip?

5. Why is Ilse going to Switzerland?

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