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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 Laurie say about the rules of their camping expedition?
(a) That they are not to sleep outside
(b) That they are to call their parents daily
(c) That they are to hide from the Tripods
(d) That they are not to ask for help

2. What is the warning given by the Head Man at school?
(a) To only watch the Trippy Show with an adult
(b) To beware of anyone offering Caps
(c) To attend school no matter what
(d) To watch the Trippy Show no matter what

3. Though the Trippy Show seems to originate in the United States, where does Dr. Monmouth say some people believe it really originates?
(a) Outter space
(b) Dartmouth
(c) Russia
(d) The United States

4. What does Uncle Ian say they have been given in order to become part of the brotherhood?
(a) Wealth
(b) Caps
(c) The Trippy Show
(d) Small Tripods

5. How many landings of the Tripods were there in the initial contact?
(a) Six
(b) No one knows for sure
(c) Three
(d) One

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the moon look like when Laurie makes his way to the window to see outside?

3. Who is Nathanael?

4. What does Pa say the booking clerk says when he tries to buy tickets to Switzerland?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Ilse offer Laurie cookies and why does he refuse?

7. Describe the encounter between the tank and the Tripod.

8. What does Pa say were his thoughts and actions when he heard of the Tripod landing?

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

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

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