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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pa do that he believes will render the Cap harmless?
(a) Lines it with metal
(b) Cuts some wires
(c) Pokes holes in it
(d) Removes a battery

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

3. What is the argument against trying to destroy the Tripod?
(a) That someone else is probably already making plans
(b) That it's the military's job
(c) That they can learn from it
(d) That it might bring attention to them

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

5. 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

6. What is the weather like when they reach the dock?
(a) It's sleeting
(b) It's warm and windy
(c) It's sunny
(d) It's hailing

7. How many police roadblocks are there on the way to the boat?
(a) None
(b) Three
(c) One
(d) Two

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

9. What does Laurie learn his father is planning to do?
(a) Move the family to an old rail tunnel
(b) Join the army in order to fight
(c) Allow them all to be Capped
(d) Return home

10. How far is it to the nearest house?
(a) A mile
(b) Ten miles
(c) Twenty miles
(d) Three miles

11. What does Laurie realize is the problem with facing an army that's been Capped?
(a) They'll Cap everyone they capture
(b) They have the Tripod technology behind them
(c) They'll be looking for their family members
(d) They don't care if they die

12. Who built the first of the buildings owned by Ilse's family?
(a) Her grandfather
(b) A famous architect
(c) No one knows
(d) Her father

13. What is on the terrace?
(a) A telescope
(b) A swing
(c) A radio
(d) A hammock

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Tripods come to check out the wreck of the destroyed Tripod?

2. How many people have beat the family to their new location?

3. What does Laurie say about the reason Tripods don't come until after the snow is melted?

4. How many flashlights does the group have prior to their arrival at the hotel?

5. What does Rudi say is the most important fact about the Tripod's patrol through the valley?

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