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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 fate of the guesthouse after the family leaves it?
(a) It's taken over by the Tripods
(b) It's burned
(c) It becomes a jail
(d) It's taken over by the Capped

2. What does the pilot say might be a problem with landing in Geneva?
(a) Fuel
(b) The military will shoot them down
(c) Permission to land
(d) He doesn't know the way

3. What is the argument against trying to destroy the Tripod?
(a) That someone else is probably already making plans
(b) That it's the military's job
(c) That it might bring attention to them
(d) That they can learn from it

4. What is Pa's reaction when they see the first Tripod in Switzerland?
(a) He says there's nowhere else to go
(b) He says they'll have to run deeper into the mountains and hide
(c) He says they'll have to return to Dartmoor
(d) He predicts the Swiss Army will rally

5. Who built the first of the buildings owned by Ilse's family?
(a) No one knows
(b) A famous architect
(c) Her grandfather
(d) Her father

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Laurie greet Ilse when he first sees her?

2. What does Pa do that he believes will render the Cap harmless?

3. What does Pa say he has a right to do because Laurie and Andy disobeyed him?

4. What does Ilse's father do all day?

5. What color are the permanent Caps implanted onto the skulls of people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the condition of Ilse's father and how does he spend his days?

2. What is it about Captain Hardy that makes Laurie question whether being Capped is a bad thing?

3. Describe the scene in the airport after the plane lands.

4. What precautions are taken by the group to ensure that they aren't detected?

5. What does Laurie think when Pa arrives the following morning but leaves without rescuing him?

6. What does Pa say about the difference in the attitudes of the young and the old with regard to taking chances?

7. What kinds of precautions are the Swiss taking against being taken over by the Trippies?

8. Why are the Swiss people not worried about being invaded prior to the time it actually happens?

9. What is the conversation Pa and Andy have about rats?

10. What does Laurie come to realize about the length of time they'll be remaining in hiding and their purpose?

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