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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 people have beat the family to their new location?

2. What do they use for cooking?

3. What do they do with the body of Ilse's mother?

4. What happens to the destroyed Tripod after the snow melts, leaving it exposed?

5. What kind of animals are seen by the group as they head up the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the condition of Ilse's father and how does he spend his days?

4. List at least two people who become members of the group after they are established in the tunnels, and describe how each is taken in.

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

6. What are the arguments against trying to destroy the Tripod that patrols near the tunnel?

7. How are the Caps made permanent and how does Laurie learn about it?

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

9. What is the argument against Pa going to rescue Andy?

10. Why is Laurie afraid of putting on the altered Cap?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the efforts of Pa to take the group to Switzerland. How do they finally make it there? Was it a good decision?

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

As the book comes to an end, Laurie realizes that his exile is a long-term situation and that he has a responsibility to future generations. Describe how he comes to these conclusions and what this could mean for his future.

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