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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 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 try to jam the signal
(c) They ban television
(d) They warn people not to watch

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

3. What time does the first plane arrive on the scene?
(a) Within minutes of the attack
(b) Just before noon
(c) There are no planes
(d) Soon after eight o'clock.

4. What does Dr. Monmouth do to get Angela over her obsession?
(a) Sedates her
(b) Gives her Prozac
(c) Burns the tapes
(d) Hypnotizes her

5. What is the reaction of the police when people are reported missing?
(a) They are bringing home anyone claiming to be a Trippy
(b) They are putting runaways in jail
(c) Nothing because the police are all hynotized
(d) Nothing because there are too many reports

Short Answer Questions

1. What company planned to sponsor a television adaptation of the Tripods?

2. Why is Ilse going to Switzerland?

3. What does Aunt Caroline say about Nathanael when she talks to Laurie on the phone?

4. Who is Wild Bill?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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