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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many were actually made?
(a) Six
(b) Three
(c) Thirteen
(d) Two

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

3. How many tentacles do the boys see after the arrival of the tank?
(a) One
(b) Eight
(c) Three
(d) Two

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

5. What is the noise Laurie and Andy hear early the next morning?
(a) Silence
(b) Explosions
(c) A thumping
(d) A radio

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andy suggest they do to get away?

2. How does the Tripod destroy the house?

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

4. What does Laurie say woke him?

5. How tall does Laurie say the Tripod is?

(see the answer key)

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