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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 is Martha?

2. What are Pa and Martha drinking while listening to the television broadcasts?

3. What is in the briefcase Uncle Ian left behind?

4. What does the moon look like when Laurie makes his way to the window to see outside?

5. What do the boys do when they encounter a police roadblock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the objections the science fiction writer has to the storyline of the Tripods?

2. What are some of the ways the boys try to explain away the sounds and sight of the Tripod?

3. How much input does the author say he had in the movie project and why does he say that's acceptable?

4. Briefly describe Andy and Laurie's sighting of the Tripod.

5. Briefly describe what happens when the Tripod arrives at the farmhouse.

6. How does the author say the Tripods came to inhabit the Earth?

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

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

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

10. What is Angela's reaction when she learns that Laurie hadn't taped the Trippy show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe Laurie and his relationship to his father, stepmother, half-sister and grandmother. How do each of these relationships influence Laurie's actions and attitudes?

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