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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. Where do the police take Andy and Laurie after the fight at the train station?

3. What does Pa say he has a right to do because Laurie and Andy disobeyed him?

4. Where does Laurie plan to get the present he's going to give Angela?

5. How is it suggested that the might set off an avalanche?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kinds of precautions are the Swiss taking against being taken over by the Trippies?

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

4. What does Pa say about the reaction of the Swiss at the train station when Laurie and Andy get into a fight?

5. Why is Laurie chosen to be the one to wear the altered Cap?

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

7. What is the conversation Pa and Andy have about rats?

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

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

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

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

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

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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