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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. What does Laurie realize one of the tentacles is doing after the arrival of the tank?
(a) Humming
(b) Nodding agreement
(c) Keeping time to the music
(d) Investigating the birds

2. How many landings of the Tripods were there in the initial contact?
(a) Six
(b) No one knows for sure
(c) Three
(d) One

3. Which of the following was NOT the site of a landing during the initial contact?
(a) Dartmoor
(b) Tokoyo
(c) The Soviet Union
(d) Montana

4. What is on the television when Laurie wakes the following morning?
(a) A newscast about a new wave of Tripods
(b) A soap opera
(c) The Trippy Show
(d) Music videos

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the headline in the newspaper, the Daily Mail?

2. What does a student do with the issue of the Daily Mail that addressed Trippies?

3. What does Andy say could have been the source of the noise they heard?

4. What does the author say is a fundamental weakness of science fiction books?

5. How old is Angela?

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