When the Tripods Came Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

John Christopher
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

When the Tripods Came Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Martha call after Ian leaves?
(a) Caroline
(b) The police
(c) Ilse
(d) Pa

2. What is the name of the planet the Master comes from, according to the author?
(a) Xenon
(b) Mars
(c) The planet isn't named
(d) Tripodia

3. What does Aunt Caroline say about Nathanael when she talks to Laurie on the phone?
(a) That he's run away
(b) That he's safely at home
(c) That he's going to try to convert Laurie
(d) That he's been killed

4. How many rockets are fired from the approaching fighter-bombers?
(a) Six
(b) Two
(c) Too many to count
(d) Four

5. What does Martha pull from her purse when she sees Laurie is in trouble?
(a) A pistol
(b) A cell phone
(c) A chain for hypnotizing Ian
(d) A can of Mace

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

7. What is Laurie doing when Uncle Ian arrives?
(a) Watching television
(b) Checking out the boat with his father
(c) Having lunch with Andy
(d) Eating an apple

8. What does Andy say could have been the source of the noise they heard?
(a) A train
(b) A truck
(c) An artillery range
(d) Dynamite from a nearby mine

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

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

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

12. What does Wild Bill say he did to another copy of the Daily Mail that addressed Trippies?
(a) Burned it
(b) Took it home
(c) Read it to the other teachers
(d) Tore it to shreds

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

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

15. What happens to the dragon in the Trippy Show?
(a) It's sent back to its cave
(b) It wins the battle
(c) It's killed by the knight
(d) It dissolves

Short Answer Questions

1. How many landings of the Tripods were there in the initial contact?

2. How many of the shots fired from the fighter-bombers score hits?

3. What does Pa do with Uncle Ian's briefcase?

4. Who is Pa's sister?

5. What does Uncle Ian say they have been given in order to become part of the brotherhood?

(see the answer keys)

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