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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 was Laurie's grandfather's occupation?
(a) He was a farmer
(b) He was a stockbroker
(c) He was in the military
(d) He was a banker

2. What is the name of Angela's pony?
(a) Prince
(b) Princess
(c) Queen
(d) King

3. What does Andy say the Tripod looks like?
(a) A mechanical clown
(b) A futuristic robot
(c) A submarine
(d) A torpedo

4. What is the sound coming from the tank?
(a) A series of beeps and hums
(b) Birds chirping
(c) A voice offering a peaceful welcome
(d) Classical music

5. How tall does Laurie say the Tripod is?
(a) Thirty meters
(b) Eighty meters
(c) Fifty meters
(d) As tall as King Kong

Short Answer Questions

1. What chapter is Laurie studying in physics?

2. Who is Wild Bill?

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

4. How many parts of the series were originally planned?

5. What is on the television when Laurie wakes the following morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Laurie's relationship with his father.

5. Why are Laurie and Andy in the shed near the farmhouse when the Tripods arrive?

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

7. What does the article from the Daily Mail suggest about the Trippy Show?

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

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

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

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