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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 does Ilse's father do all day?

2. What does Rudi's mother say will soon happen to the study of science?

3. Who is the first to join the group?

4. What is Pa's reaction when they see the first Tripod in Switzerland?

5. What does Rudi say is the most important fact about the Tripod's patrol through the valley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons are there for the group to send patrols out farther from the base camp?

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

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

4. What does Pa tell Ilse's mother when she tells them she can't travel quickly and that they should leave her behind? What does he mean?

5. What happens with regard to the Tripod destroyed in the avalanche?

6. What is the story Pa tells Andy when he refuses to obey a command to return to the dock?

7. What precautions are taken by the group to ensure that they aren't detected?

8. How does Andy come to be held by the village police officer?

9. How does that story relate to the current situation, according to Pa?

10. What does the family expect to find on their arrival in Guernsey and what do they really find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the Trippies? How are their attitudes changed from their personalities. List at least three people who become Trippies. What are their fates?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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