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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laurie learn happened to Ilse's father during the night he was gone?
(a) He recovered
(b) He had another attack and was taken to the hospital
(c) He ran away to be Capped
(d) He died

2. What does Rudi say is the most important fact about the Tripod's patrol through the valley?
(a) That they will be traveling in teams
(b) That they no longer patrol
(c) That they steer clear of snow
(d) That they now patrol only in summer

3. How many bedrooms are there in the guesthouse?
(a) Ten
(b) Four
(c) Twenty-two
(d) Eight

4. Which of the following is not seen from the train window?
(a) Ducks swimming
(b) Several small boats
(c) A paddle steamer
(d) A lake

5. Where does Laurie plan to get the present he's going to give Angela?
(a) From the village
(b) From a nearby farm
(c) From the hotel
(d) He's going to ask Ilse to make it

6. What causes Ilse's mother's death?
(a) She freezes to death
(b) She has a heart attack
(c) She jumps from a cliff
(d) There's no apparent cause

7. Who opens the door when Laurie arrives where Andy is being held?
(a) Rudi's father
(b) An officer from the police station
(c) Rudi's mother
(d) A villager Laurie doesn't know

8. Who does the cooking for the group after Ilse's mother dies?
(a) Pa
(b) They take turns
(c) Ilse
(d) Martha

9. What do they learn from a man at the airport about the Tripods?
(a) That they've left the Earth's orbit
(b) That they're on the verge of defeat
(c) That they've produced millions of Caps
(d) That they've returned to complete their mission

10. How are the soldiers armed when the family arrives in Switzerland?
(a) With automatic weapons
(b) With a variety of weapons
(c) With small caliber pistols
(d) They aren't armed

11. What is it that makes Laurie realize they are not in temporary exile?
(a) When Pa says they have to conserve food
(b) When Martha says she'll never be able to return to her business
(c) When he overhears Ilse crying
(d) When he has a birthday

12. Who among the villagers are not Capped after the army is defeated?
(a) The women
(b) Those who pledge allegiance to the Tripods
(c) The very old people
(d) The children under age fourteen

13. How does Karl come to join the group?
(a) Pa removed his Cap and he followed when they left him
(b) He was a hermit living in the mountains
(c) He was young and unCapped when they found him
(d) He is running away when he find the group

14. How long does it take for the Tripods to send a replacement for the patrols?
(a) Months
(b) A week
(c) There isn't a replacement
(d) Four days

15. Who gags Rudi?
(a) No one
(b) Andy
(c) Pa
(d) Laurie

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposes that they set off an avalanche to destroy the Tripod?

2. What is Pa's argument for destroying the Tripod?

3. Who is waiting for the group as they disembark from the train?

4. What does the pilot say might be a problem with landing in Geneva?

5. What is xenophbia?

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