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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. How does Karl come to join the group?
(a) He is running away when he find the group
(b) Pa removed his Cap and he followed when they left him
(c) He was young and unCapped when they found him
(d) He was a hermit living in the mountains

2. 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

3. Where does Laurie say he found the notebooks he's been writing in?
(a) The hotel
(b) He brought them from home
(c) He bought them in the village
(d) His father bought them

4. Who is Michael Hardy?
(a) A banker who knows the family
(b) The pilot
(c) An antique dealer who knows Martha
(d) The co-pilot

5. What does Laurie buy in the village after the villagers are Capped?
(a) Bread
(b) New shoes
(c) A radio
(d) Camping gear

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudi's mother say will soon happen to the study of science?

2. How long does it take for the Tripods to send a replacement for the patrols?

3. Who does the cooking for the group after Ilse's mother dies?

4. Which of the following is not seen from the train window?

5. Who opens the door when Laurie arrives where Andy is being held?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Laurie's attempts to learn to ski, his jealousy and his eventual mastery of the skill.

2. Why is Laurie afraid of putting on the altered Cap?

3. When Laurie and Angela are talking about Prince, Laurie realizes that their relationship is changing. Why is it changing and what does Laurie think about it?

4. What does Pa say about the reaction of the Swiss at the train station when Laurie and Andy get into a fight?

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

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

7. What is the argument against Pa going to rescue Andy?

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

9. What happens with regard to the Tripod destroyed in the avalanche?

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

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