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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. Why is Ilse going to Switzerland?
(a) Her father is ill
(b) To buy antiques
(c) Her mother is ill
(d) She's afraid of the Tripods

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

3. Who is Ilse?
(a) Laurie's stepmother
(b) Laurie's mother
(c) Laurie's sister
(d) Laurie's grandmother

4. What happens to the dragon in the Trippy Show?
(a) It's sent back to its cave
(b) It dissolves
(c) It's killed by the knight
(d) It wins the battle

5. What does Pa say the booking clerk says when he tries to buy tickets to Switzerland?
(a) Only three people can leave and they have to prove they are not under the control of the Tripod
(b) Fights are cancelled and Hail the Tripod
(c) He can pay with a credit card as long as they are not wearing caps
(d) He has to pay with cash and Hail the Tripod

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Martha?

2. Which of the landings was sighted first?

3. What does Laurie say woke him?

4. What causes Angela to attack Laurie?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Laurie's father.

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

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

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

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

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

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