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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. Which of the following is not seen from the train window?
(a) A paddle steamer
(b) A lake
(c) Several small boats
(d) Ducks swimming

2. Who does the cooking for the group after Ilse's mother dies?
(a) They take turns
(b) Martha
(c) Pa
(d) Ilse

3. How much food do they discover at the hotel?
(a) Lots
(b) None
(c) Only enough for a couple of meals
(d) Enough for a couple of weeks

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

5. What warning is there that France and Germany are about to invade Switzerland?
(a) No warning at all
(b) Only rumors
(c) Newspaper reports
(d) Broadcasts from an underground radio

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Tripods come to check out the wreck of the destroyed Tripod?

2. What does Rudi's mother say will soon happen to the study of science?

3. What does Pa say about Andy being held?

4. How many people have beat the family to their new location?

5. What does Laurie realize is the problem with facing an army that's been Capped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What precautions are taken by the group to ensure that they aren't detected?

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

3. Describe the encounter with the Vicar in the airport restaurant.

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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