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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 opens the door when Laurie arrives where Andy is being held?
(a) An officer from the police station
(b) Rudi's mother
(c) A villager Laurie doesn't know
(d) Rudi's father

2. How many bedrooms are there in the guesthouse?
(a) Eight
(b) Ten
(c) Twenty-two
(d) Four

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

4. What does Pa say about Andy being held?
(a) That Laurie will have to figure it out on his own
(b) That they'll have to allow Andy to be Capped
(c) That he'll sneak down after dark to release Andy
(d) That Andy will find a way to escape

5. What does the pilot say might be a problem with landing in Geneva?
(a) Permission to land
(b) The military will shoot them down
(c) Fuel
(d) He doesn't know the way

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the pilot say when Pa demands that he set a course for Geneva?

2. What does Pa do that he believes will render the Cap harmless?

3. What does Rudi's mother give to Rudi and Laurie?

4. Who is Michael Hardy?

5. What does Laurie come up with as an idea for a birthday gift for Angela?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How are Laurie and Andy eventually able to escape?

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

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

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

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

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