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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 in the party that sets off the avalanche?
(a) Karl, Hanna and Rudi
(b) Yone, Pa and Laurie
(c) Andy, Laurie and Yone
(d) Pa, Andy and Laurie

2. What does Pa say is Martha's policy with regard to police?
(a) Stay in the fast lane and never look back
(b) Stay within the law and you don't have to worry
(c) Turn on a signal and wait for them to catch you
(d) Turn a blind eye and put your foot down

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

4. What does Laurie learn his father is planning to do?
(a) Allow them all to be Capped
(b) Move the family to an old rail tunnel
(c) Join the army in order to fight
(d) Return home

5. What is xenophbia?
(a) Fear for foreigners
(b) Fear of Tripods
(c) Fear of anything with peanut butter
(d) Fear of spiders

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that makes Laurie realize they are not in temporary exile?

2. What does Rudi's mother say about her ailment after being Capped?

3. How does Karl come to join the group?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why is Laurie chosen to be the one to wear the altered Cap?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the family expect to find on their arrival in Guernsey and what do they really find?

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

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