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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. What is the name of Angela's pony?

2. How old is Martha?

3. How old is Angela?

4. What is the club Angela joins?

5. What is the warning given by the Head Man at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Monmouth suggest about the Trippy Show and the reason people are being hypnotized by it?

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

4. Why is the decision made for the family to take the boat out of the country?

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

6. Why are Laurie and Andy in the shed near the farmhouse when the Tripods arrive?

7. What is the argument Ian and Nathanael give to try to convince Laurie to accept a Cap?

8. Why does Ilse offer Laurie cookies and why does he refuse?

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

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

How does Switzerland attempt to prevent the invasion of the Tripods? Are they successful at all? Are their methods honorable? Support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Dr. Monmouth say that the Trippy Show affects some people but not others? Do you agree? Why was Laurie able to watch an episode without becoming hypnotized? What does this say about Laurie's character?

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