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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laurie see clinging to the legs of the Tripod?
(a) Sensors
(b) Small Tripods
(c) Vines
(d) People

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

3. Though the Trippy Show seems to originate in the United States, where does Dr. Monmouth say some people believe it really originates?
(a) Russia
(b) Dartmouth
(c) Outter space
(d) The United States

4. How is the farmer dressed when he runs out of the house?
(a) In his pajamas
(b) In a shirt and trousers
(c) In his robe
(d) In his underwear

5. What does Andy suggest they do to get away?
(a) Run
(b) Tunnel out of the shed
(c) Call for help
(d) Disguise themselves

6. What is the name of the family's boat?
(a) Edelweiss
(b) Edward Scissorhands
(c) The Flying Pie
(d) The Angel

7. What does Ilse's parents do?
(a) Run a general store in Switzerland
(b) Run a guesthouse in Switzerland
(c) Run an antique business in Switzerland
(d) Run a guesthouse in Dartmoor

8. What is the warning given by the Head Man at school?
(a) To attend school no matter what
(b) To beware of anyone offering Caps
(c) To only watch the Trippy Show with an adult
(d) To watch the Trippy Show no matter what

9. What was Laurie's grandfather's occupation?
(a) He was in the military
(b) He was a banker
(c) He was a farmer
(d) He was a stockbroker

10. Who goes with Laurie and Andy to get a look at a Tripod nearby?
(a) No one
(b) Marriott
(c) Pa
(d) Hilda

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

12. 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) Farm machinery
(c) The Tripods
(d) Trains

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

14. What are Pa and Martha drinking while listening to the television broadcasts?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Lemonade
(c) Coffee
(d) Soda

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Martha?

2. What does Laurie say about the rules of their camping expedition?

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

4. What is the club Angela joins?

5. What is the nickname Nathanael's parents use for him in informal situations?

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