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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. Who is waiting for the group as they disembark from the train?
(a) Ilse
(b) Ilse's mother and a servant
(c) The police
(d) No one

2. What kind of animals are seen by the group as they head up the mountain?
(a) A bear and a stray dog
(b) Elk and a flock of geese
(c) Beaver and hawks
(d) Deer and an eagle

3. Where does Laurie and his family spend the night?
(a) At Ilse's parent's house
(b) In jail
(c) In a hotel
(d) In the airport

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. What does Laurie realize is the problem with facing an army that's been Capped?
(a) They don't care if they die
(b) They have the Tripod technology behind them
(c) They'll Cap everyone they capture
(d) They'll be looking for their family members

Short Answer Questions

1. How many crew members are there on the plane?

2. What is near the umbrella stand at the doorway of Rudi's house?

3. How long is the family told they can stay in the country?

4. What happens to the plane's captain?

5. How does Pa try to pay for the plane tickets?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Caps made permanent and how does Laurie learn about it?

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

3. What are the arguments against trying to destroy the Tripod that patrols near the tunnel?

4. What does Pa tell Ilse's mother when she tells them she can't travel quickly and that they should leave her behind? What does he mean?

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

6. How does Laurie compare the final resting places of Ilse's mother and father?

7. What is the story Pa tells Andy when he refuses to obey a command to return to the dock?

8. How are Laurie and Andy eventually able to escape?

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

10. List at least two people who become members of the group after they are established in the tunnels, and describe how each is taken in.

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