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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Martha call after Ian leaves?
2. What does Dr. Monmouth do to get Angela over her obsession?
3. Who is Ilse?
4. What is the club Angela joins?
5. What is on the television when Laurie wakes the following morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dr. Monmouth suggest about the Trippy Show and the reason people are being hypnotized by it?
2. What does Wild Bill say each of the Tripods did after they landed the first time?
3. Briefly describe what happens when the Tripod arrives at the farmhouse.
4. What does Laurie say about the attention he and Andy receive because they witnessed the Tripod?
5. Briefly describe the Trippy show that Laurie sees for the first time.
6. What are the objections the science fiction writer has to the storyline of the Tripods?
7. Why are Laurie and Andy in the shed near the farmhouse when the Tripods arrive?
8. What is the reaction of police when people are reported missing and why?
9. What are some of the ways the boys try to explain away the sounds and sight of the Tripod?
10. What does Pa say were his thoughts and actions when he heard of the Tripod landing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Swiss don't believe they have anything to fear as the face off the invaders but Laurie says they can't imagine facing an army of people who have been Capped. Why does Laurie fear the Capped army and what is the end result of the conflict? What is the end result to the Swiss people?
Essay Topic 2
At one point Martha says that the news should stop broadcasting information about the Tripods but Pa says that censorship isn't the answer. Which is correct and why?
Essay Topic 3
As Rudi is studying science, his mother says that science will soon be eliminated as a course of study. Why does she say this and what does this mean for the future of the human race?
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