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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 is the family able to get through airport security?
(a) They leave all their belongings behind
(b) They are turned back until they relinquish their possessions
(c) They say "Hail the Tripod" and are allowed to pass
(d) There is no security check

2. What does Rudi's mother say about her ailment after being Capped?
(a) That her depression had ended
(b) That a bad tooth had been healed
(c) That her rheumatism had improved
(d) That her legs no longer hurt

3. What do they use for cooking?
(a) They only eat what can be eaten without cooking
(b) The stove at the hotel
(c) An oil stove
(d) A campfire

4. What does Martha cook during the trip?
(a) Shrimp and steak
(b) Nothing
(c) Stew
(d) Beans and potatoes

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What excuse does Laurie give for wanting to see Andy?

4. How many flashlights does the group have prior to their arrival at the hotel?

5. How are the soldiers armed when the family arrives in Switzerland?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Describe how the family gets from Guernsey to Switzerland.

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