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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 many police roadblocks are there on the way to the boat?

2. What does the pilot say when Pa demands that he set a course for Geneva?

3. Who is waiting for the group as they disembark from the train?

4. What does Rudi say could be a good effect of longer patrols?

5. What does Laurie say he sees as the most important task for the group?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the encounter with the Vicar in the airport restaurant.

4. Describe Laurie's attempts to learn to ski, his jealousy and his eventual mastery of the skill.

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

6. How are Laurie and Andy eventually able to escape?

7. What is it about Captain Hardy that makes Laurie question whether being Capped is a bad thing?

8. Why are the Swiss people not worried about being invaded prior to the time it actually happens?

9. How does Laurie compare the final resting places of Ilse's mother and father?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the reactions of the people of Guernsey to the arrival of Laurie and his group. Compare that to the reactions of the Swiss to their arrival. What is similar? What is different? Which is better?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is it that Laurie most fears about being Capped? Are these fears reasonable? Compare this fear with other fears Laurie has over the course of the story. Which fears are stronger? Why?

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