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

2. What does Ilse's father do all day?
(a) Talks about the Tripods
(b) Stays in bed or sits on the verandah
(c) Stares out a window
(d) Looks after the chickens

3. What does Laurie say about the reason Tripods don't come until after the snow is melted?
(a) That the Tripods couldn't navigate in the snow
(b) That they'd been there earlier but hadn't been seen
(c) That the Tripods didn't want to lose any more units
(d) That the beacon was buried under the snow

4. What do they do with the body of Ilse's mother?
(a) Burn it
(b) Lower it into a crevasse and cover it with snow
(c) Leave it for the animals
(d) Bury it

5. Where do the men say they'll take the three boys to be Capped?
(a) The church
(b) The jail
(c) The police station
(d) The city hall

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ice sculpture that intrigues Andy?

2. What does Laurie buy in the village after the villagers are Capped?

3. What is the Cap made of?

4. Where does Pa say they'll get gas for the boat?

5. Where does Laurie plan to get the present he's going to give Angela?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons are there for the group to send patrols out farther from the base camp?

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

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

4. How does Andy come to be held by the village police officer?

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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