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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. What is being displayed by the tank that approaches the Tripod?
(a) Food
(b) An important military leader
(c) A white flag
(d) The national flag

2. How many parts of the series were originally planned?
(a) Six
(b) Thirteen
(c) Three
(d) Two

3. How far away is the farmhouse from Laurie's location?
(a) A couple of hundred meters
(b) Only a few meters
(c) At least five hundred meters
(d) At least fifty meters

4. What color is the light Andy sees soon after waking?
(a) White
(b) Orange
(c) Blue
(d) Red

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rockets are fired from the approaching fighter-bombers?

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

3. What is the noise Laurie and Andy hear early the next morning?

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

5. What does Andy think might be the source of the sound they hear just after daylight the next morning?

(see the answer key)

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