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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 the moon look like when Laurie makes his way to the window to see outside?
(a) It's a quarter
(b) It's full
(c) The moon is covered by clouds
(d) It's only a sliver

2. What does Angela do while Dr. Monmouth is talking to Laurie and the others?
(a) Sneaks out of the house
(b) Goes for a walk
(c) Plays with her dolls
(d) Watches the Trippy show

3. How was the Tripod that landed in the United States destroyed?
(a) By a nuclear missile
(b) By fighter-bombers
(c) It self-destructed
(d) By military tanks

4. How is Angela convinced to leave home at the time the Trippy Show is airing?
(a) Laurie promises to videotape it
(b) She doesn't want to miss the pony show
(c) Laurie promises to tell her about it
(d) She plans to watch a rerun

5. What does Ilse's parents do?
(a) Run a guesthouse in Switzerland
(b) Run a general store in Switzerland
(c) Run an antique business in Switzerland
(d) Run a guesthouse in Dartmoor

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Laurie sleeping on?

2. What does Laurie say is a big drawback to sharing a room with Andy?

3. What is the name of the planet the Master comes from, according to the author?

4. Who is Nathanael?

5. What is the club Angela joins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pa say were his thoughts and actions when he heard of the Tripod landing?

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

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

4. What does Caroline say happened to Ian and Nathanael?

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

6. What is the reaction of police when people are reported missing and why?

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

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

9. What are the objections the science fiction writer has to the storyline of the Tripods?

10. Describe Laurie's father.

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