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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Ilse?
(a) Laurie's stepmother
(b) Laurie's mother
(c) Laurie's grandmother
(d) Laurie's sister
2. What is Laurie doing when Uncle Ian arrives?
(a) Having lunch with Andy
(b) Checking out the boat with his father
(c) Eating an apple
(d) Watching television
3. Who is Nathanael?
(a) A neighbor
(b) Laurie's uncle
(c) A classmate
(d) Laurie's cousin
4. Who is Pa's sister?
(a) Verity
(b) Ilse
(c) Caroline
(d) Martha
5. Why does Andy come to stay with Laurie's family?
(a) Andy's mother is gone
(b) Laurie wants Andy to be near
(c) Andy doesn't have television to keep up with the news
(d) Andy's home is destroyed
6. Though the Trippy Show seems to originate in the United States, where does Dr. Monmouth say some people believe it really originates?
(a) Dartmouth
(b) Russia
(c) Outter space
(d) The United States
7. What is the club Angela joins?
(a) The science club
(b) The Trippy fan club
(c) The chess club
(d) The pony club
8. What does Andy say the Tripod looks like?
(a) A mechanical clown
(b) A submarine
(c) A torpedo
(d) A futuristic robot
9. What chapter is Laurie studying in physics?
(a) Eight
(b) Nine
(c) One
(d) Fourteen
10. How many were actually made?
(a) Thirteen
(b) Two
(c) Six
(d) Three
11. How many tentacles do the boys see after the arrival of the tank?
(a) One
(b) Eight
(c) Three
(d) Two
12. What was Laurie's grandfather's occupation?
(a) He was a banker
(b) He was in the military
(c) He was a stockbroker
(d) He was a farmer
13. What does Aunt Caroline say about Nathanael when she talks to Laurie on the phone?
(a) That he's safely at home
(b) That he's been killed
(c) That he's run away
(d) That he's going to try to convert Laurie
14. What does Andy suggest they do to get away?
(a) Run
(b) Call for help
(c) Tunnel out of the shed
(d) Disguise themselves
15. Who does Martha call after Ian leaves?
(a) Pa
(b) Ilse
(c) Caroline
(d) The police
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Wild Bill say he did to another copy of the Daily Mail that addressed Trippies?
2. What is Laurie sleeping on?
3. Who is Hilda Goossens?
4. How tall does Laurie say the Tripod is?
5. Which of the following was NOT the site of a landing during the initial contact?
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