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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. Why does Pa give way to Martha's suggestion that they leave the country?
(a) Because he sees no other option
(b) Because Martha is a stronger person
(c) Because it was really his idea
(d) Because he knows she's right

2. What does Uncle Ian say they have been given in order to become part of the brotherhood?
(a) Caps
(b) The Trippy Show
(c) Wealth
(d) Small Tripods

3. What is the headline in the newspaper, the Daily Mail?
(a) Are Trippies Evil?
(b) Catch the Trippy Show
(c) Trippies headed to Canada
(d) Trippy Brainwash?

4. Who is Nathanael?
(a) A neighbor
(b) A classmate
(c) Laurie's cousin
(d) Laurie's uncle

5. What is the government reaction when it's discovered that the Trippy Show is being broadcast from outer space?
(a) They produce an Anti-Trippy Show
(b) They warn people not to watch
(c) They try to jam the signal
(d) They ban television

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does the first plane arrive on the scene?

2. What does Laurie see clinging to the legs of the Tripod?

3. What does Pa say he believes the Trippy show is an example of?

4. What does Andy see outside the window that he points out to Laurie?

5. What does Andy say could have been the source of the noise they heard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the argument Ian and Nathanael give to try to convince Laurie to accept a Cap?

2. What is Angela's reaction when she learns that Laurie hadn't taped the Trippy show?

3. What is Aunt Caroline's reaction when Pa tells her about Angela's hypnosis by the Trippy Show?

4. What does the author say about a science fiction writer's ability to predict the future?

5. How much input does the author say he had in the movie project and why does he say that's acceptable?

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

7. What is the reaction of the boys when the military arrives?

8. Briefly describe the telephone conversation between Martha and Caroline after Ian's visit.

9. What does Laurie say about the attention he and Andy receive because they witnessed the Tripod?

10. What does Ilse say is the situation in Switzerland?

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