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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 is in the briefcase Uncle Ian left behind?
(a) Statues of Tripods
(b) Flyers about the Tripods
(c) Takes of the Trippy Shows
(d) Caps
2. What does the moon look like when Laurie makes his way to the window to see outside?
(a) It's full
(b) It's a quarter
(c) The moon is covered by clouds
(d) It's only a sliver
3. What does Aunt Caroline say about Nathanael when she talks to Laurie on the phone?
(a) That he's going to try to convert Laurie
(b) That he's been killed
(c) That he's run away
(d) That he's safely at home
4. What does Martha say she wants Pa to do with Uncle Ian's briefcase?
(a) She wants it out of the house
(b) She wants to hand the contents out to neighbors
(c) She wants to mail it to the government
(d) She wants to give it back to Uncle Ian
5. What does Laurie say is a big drawback to sharing a room with Andy?
(a) He rises early
(b) He sleeps late
(c) He likes the room cold
(d) He snores
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Pa say the booking clerk says when he tries to buy tickets to Switzerland?
2. Why does Laurie say that can't be the case?
3. Who is the panelist who is critical of the idea that the Tripods don't have infrared capabilities?
4. How tall does Laurie say the Tripod is?
5. What kind of car does Uncle Ian drive?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ilse offer Laurie cookies and why does he refuse?
2. What does Dr. Monmouth suggest about the Trippy Show and the reason people are being hypnotized by it?
3. Briefly describe what happens when the Tripod arrives at the farmhouse.
4. What is Aunt Caroline's reaction when Pa tells her about Angela's hypnosis by the Trippy Show?
5. What is the reaction of police when people are reported missing and why?
6. How does the author say the Tripods came to inhabit the Earth?
7. What does Wild Bill say each of the Tripods did after they landed the first time?
8. Why doesn't Laurie's family see much of his Aunt and Uncle?
9. What are some of the ways the boys try to explain away the sounds and sight of the Tripod?
10. What does Ilse say is the situation in Switzerland?
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