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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 is the explanation Andy offers when the boys see the first Tripod?
(a) That it's probably a military experiment
(b) That someone is making a movie
(c) That it can't be real
(d) That they've been invaded

2. How does Laurie see the first Tripod in Switzerland?
(a) He sees it on television
(b) It approaches the guest house
(c) Through the telescope
(d) It's in the village when he goes for bread

3. How does the Tripod destroy the house?
(a) It doesn't destroy it
(b) By stepping on it
(c) By smashing it with a tentacle
(d) By burning it with a laser

4. What does the author say is often the key to winning a battle?
(a) The use of technology
(b) The strengths of the agressor
(c) The exploitation of another's weakness
(d) The ability to adapt to new weapons

5. What does Pa say he has a right to do because Laurie and Andy disobeyed him?
(a) Cap them
(b) Talk to them
(c) Take them home
(d) Beat them

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the farmer dressed when he runs out of the house?

2. What does Martha tell Angela they are going to go?

3. What is the government reaction when it's discovered that the Trippy Show is being broadcast from outer space?

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

5. Where does Laurie and his family spend the night?

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