2. How is the family able to get through airport security?
(a) There is no security check
(b) They are turned back until they relinquish their possessions
(c) They say "Hail the Tripod" and are allowed to pass
(d) They leave all their belongings behind

3. What color are the permanent Caps implanted onto the skulls of people?
(a) Silver
(b) Gold
(c) Black
(d) Various colors

4. How is it suggested that the might set off an avalanche?
(a) By luring the Tripod closer
(b) By rolling a boulder from a cliff
(c) By shouting
(d) By firing the shotgun

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

6. What does the pilot say when Pa demands that he set a course for Geneva?
(a) He agrees to the demand
(b) He asks the co-pilot what to do
(c) He says he'll have to check with the Tripods
(d) He threatens to crash the plane

7. Who is living at the guesthouse when Laurie and his family arrive?
(a) Ilse's extended family
(b) Ilse's parents, a gardener, a handyman and two maids
(c) Only Ilse's parents and a handyman
(d) Ilse's parents and grandparents and several servants

8. What does Angela buy Ilse for her birthday gift?
(a) Chocolate
(b) A doll
(c) A necklace
(d) A card

9. 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) Burgers and shakes
(d) Steaks and champagne

10. What is the ice sculpture that intrigues Andy?
(a) A fairy
(b) A king
(c) A car
(d) A butterfly

11. Why isn't Andy immediately Capped by the villagers?
(a) They are waiting to get his birth certificate
(b) They are out of Caps
(c) They plan a ceremony for the event
(d) They want to ask Pa for permission

12. What does the pilot say might be a problem with landing in Geneva?
(a) Permission to land
(b) He doesn't know the way
(c) Fuel
(d) The military will shoot them down

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

14. What does Rudi's mother say will soon happen to the study of science?
(a) It will be abandoned
(b) It will be taught by the Tripods
(c) It will focus only on ways to rejuvenate the planet
(d) It will focus only on space exploration

15. What do they use for cooking?
(a) The stove at the hotel
(b) They only eat what can be eaten without cooking
(c) An oil stove
(d) A campfire