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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. Where does Laurie plan to get the present he's going to give Angela?
(a) From the village
(b) From the hotel
(c) He's going to ask Ilse to make it
(d) From a nearby farm

2. How does Martha get the money they need for tickets?
(a) She calls on a bank manager
(b) She sells some jewelry
(c) She draws on a credit card
(d) She cashes a check

3. What happens to the plane's captain?
(a) He is put in jail
(b) He is shot
(c) He is forced to remove his Cap
(d) He is allowed to leave

4. Who does Pa say is in charge when they arrive in Guernsey?
(a) The Capped
(b) The police
(c) The Royal Family
(d) The uncapped

5. What is the weather like when they reach the dock?
(a) It's warm and windy
(b) It's sleeting
(c) It's sunny
(d) It's hailing

Short Answer Questions

1. How much food do they discover at the hotel?

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

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

4. How do they move supplies from the hotel to their new home in the tunnel?

5. What is on the terrace?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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