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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. How far away is the farmhouse from Laurie's location?

2. Who is Angela?

3. How many were actually made?

4. What does Pa do with Uncle Ian's briefcase?

5. Who is the panelist who is critical of the idea that the Tripods don't have infrared capabilities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reaction of police when people are reported missing and why?

2. Describe Laurie's relationship with his father.

3. What does the article from the Daily Mail suggest about the Trippy Show?

4. What does Laurie say is the difference between his calling Ilse by her name and Andy calling Miranda by her name?

5. Briefly describe the telephone conversation between Martha and Caroline after Ian's visit.

6. What does Laurie say about the attention he and Andy receive because they witnessed the Tripod?

7. What does Wild Bill say each of the Tripods did after they landed the first time?

8. Describe the encounter between the tank and the Tripod.

9. What does the author say about Will in the book "The City of Gold and Lead?"

10. What is the reaction of the boys when the military arrives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who do you believe the is the strongest character in the story? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The story explores the idea of an alien race using hypnosis to control humans. Is the idea scientifically sound? Support your answer.

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