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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 Pa say he believes the Trippy show is an example of?
(a) An attempt to take over the world
(b) A political movement
(c) Advertising gone too far
(d) A government conspiracy

2. What is in the briefcase Uncle Ian left behind?
(a) Statues of Tripods
(b) Flyers about the Tripods
(c) Caps
(d) Takes of the Trippy Shows

3. What does the author say is a fundamental weakness of science fiction books?
(a) The tendency to overestimate invaders
(b) The inability to guess the future
(c) The lack of imagination of most writers
(d) The fact that all the good stories have already been told

4. Who is the panelist who is critical of the idea that the Tripods don't have infrared capabilities?
(a) A chemist
(b) An astronomer
(c) A science fiction writer
(d) A biologist

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the explanation Andy offers when the boys see the first Tripod?

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

3. What is the headline in the newspaper, the Daily Mail?

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

5. What does the newscaster say will be the way to overcome the Tripods?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Laurie say is the difference between his calling Ilse by her name and Andy calling Miranda by her name?

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

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

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

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

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