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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Ilse?
(a) Laurie's mother
(b) Laurie's sister
(c) Laurie's stepmother
(d) Laurie's grandmother

3. What are Pa and Martha drinking while listening to the television broadcasts?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Coffee
(c) Lemonade
(d) Soda

4. What does Andy think might be the source of the sound they hear just after daylight the next morning?
(a) Trains
(b) The farmer's pickup
(c) Farm machinery
(d) The Tripods

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reaction of the police when people are reported missing?

2. What is the name of Angela's pony?

3. What causes Angela to attack Laurie?

4. Who is the panelist who is critical of the idea that the Tripods don't have infrared capabilities?

5. What material is Laurie's grandmother's house made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the encounter between the tank and the Tripod.

2. What does the article from the Daily Mail suggest about the Trippy Show?

3. Briefly describe Andy and Laurie's sighting of the Tripod.

4. What does Wild Bill say each of the Tripods did after they landed the first time?

5. What does Dr. Monmouth suggest about the Trippy Show and the reason people are being hypnotized by it?

6. What does the author say about Will in the book "The City of Gold and Lead?"

7. Briefly describe the Trippy show that Laurie sees for the first time.

8. Why doesn't Laurie's family see much of his Aunt and Uncle?

9. Briefly describe what happens when the Tripod arrives at the farmhouse.

10. How does the author say the Tripods came to inhabit the Earth?

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