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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pa say he has a right to do because Laurie and Andy disobeyed him?
(a) Cap them
(b) Take them home
(c) Beat them
(d) Talk to them

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

3. How much food do they discover at the hotel?
(a) Lots
(b) Enough for a couple of weeks
(c) Only enough for a couple of meals
(d) None

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

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

6. What does Pa say is Martha's policy with regard to police?
(a) Turn on a signal and wait for them to catch you
(b) Stay in the fast lane and never look back
(c) Stay within the law and you don't have to worry
(d) Turn a blind eye and put your foot down

7. What does Pa say about Andy being held?
(a) That Laurie will have to figure it out on his own
(b) That he'll sneak down after dark to release Andy
(c) That they'll have to allow Andy to be Capped
(d) That Andy will find a way to escape

8. How old is Rudi?
(a) Thirteen
(b) Fifteen
(c) Twelve
(d) Ten

9. How does Pa try to pay for the plane tickets?
(a) With a credit card then the title to his boat
(b) With cash then a check
(c) With a check this his watch
(d) With a credit card then a check

10. What does Martha tell them to order at the airport restaurant?
(a) Anything they want
(b) Nothing because they'll need all their cash
(c) Steaks and champagne
(d) Burgers and shakes

11. How long is the family told they can stay in the country?
(a) Indefinitely
(b) Seven days
(c) They must leave immediately
(d) Six months

12. Who is waiting for the group as they disembark from the train?
(a) No one
(b) Ilse's mother and a servant
(c) The police
(d) Ilse

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

14. What excuse does Laurie give for wanting to see Andy?
(a) He wants to talk Andy into being Capped
(b) He wants to talk Andy out of being Capped
(c) He has brought Andy's clean clothes
(d) He has brought books

15. What does Laurie say about the reason Tripods don't come until after the snow is melted?
(a) That the Tripods didn't want to lose any more units
(b) That the Tripods couldn't navigate in the snow
(c) That they'd been there earlier but hadn't been seen
(d) That the beacon was buried under the snow

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is it to the nearest house?

2. How is the family able to get through airport security?

3. What is xenophbia?

4. What is the weather like when they reach the dock?

5. How are the soldiers armed when the family arrives in Switzerland?

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