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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 Martha say she wants Pa to do with Uncle Ian's briefcase?
(a) She wants to mail it to the government
(b) She wants to hand the contents out to neighbors
(c) She wants it out of the house
(d) She wants to give it back to Uncle Ian

2. Who is Hilda Goossens?
(a) The class president
(b) The class treasurer
(c) The class clown
(d) The class genius

3. How many rockets are fired from the approaching fighter-bombers?
(a) Six
(b) Four
(c) Too many to count
(d) Two

4. What does the newscaster say will be the way to overcome the Tripods?
(a) People pleading with their family to return home
(b) Regaining control of the military
(c) Retaining control of the airports
(d) Free men and women joining to fight

5. What is the name of the family's boat?
(a) Edelweiss
(b) Edward Scissorhands
(c) The Flying Pie
(d) The Angel

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Uncle Ian drive?

2. Why does Laurie say that can't be the case?

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

4. What is the noise Laurie and Andy hear early the next morning?

5. How many tentacles do the boys see after the arrival of the tank?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are some of the ways the boys try to explain away the sounds and sight of the Tripod?

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

10. Why is the decision made for the family to take the boat out of the country?

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