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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the panelist who is critical of the idea that the Tripods don't have infrared capabilities?
(a) A science fiction writer
(b) A chemist
(c) An astronomer
(d) A biologist

2. How many of the shots fired from the fighter-bombers score hits?
(a) Too many to count
(b) Six
(c) Two
(d) Four

3. How was the Tripod that landed in the United States destroyed?
(a) By fighter-bombers
(b) By a nuclear missile
(c) It self-destructed
(d) By military tanks

4. What is in the briefcase Uncle Ian left behind?
(a) Statues of Tripods
(b) Takes of the Trippy Shows
(c) Flyers about the Tripods
(d) Caps

5. What is the reaction of the police when people are reported missing?
(a) Nothing because there are too many reports
(b) They are putting runaways in jail
(c) Nothing because the police are all hynotized
(d) They are bringing home anyone claiming to be a Trippy

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys do when they encounter a police roadblock?

2. What are Pa and Martha drinking while listening to the television broadcasts?

3. Who does Martha call after Ian leaves?

4. What does Andy say the Tripod looks like?

5. What company planned to sponsor a television adaptation of the Tripods?

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