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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The City of the Ancients.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Will call his secret hide-out?
(a) The place.
(b) The spot.
(c) The den.
(d) The room.

2. Why do the boys choose to walk through the ruined city?
(a) It is too large to circumvent.
(b) They are curious.
(c) They know no tripods will be there.
(d) The path on the map goes through it.

3. What is the name of the boy who talks to Will and Henry in their make-shift prison?
(a) Jaques.
(b) Jean Paul.
(c) James Peter.
(d) Jonathon.

4. What was Beanpole doing when he broke his leg?
(a) Fighting his brothers.
(b) Pretending to be a tripod.
(c) Experimenting with steam power.
(d) Inventing a pogo stick.

5. What country is the place that the tripods do not go?
(a) France.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Russia.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ozymandias searching for?

2. What kind of place are Will and Henry left in when they reach the end of their sea journey?

3. What is taken away from humans when they are capped?

4. What is the tunnel that the boys explore in the ruined city?

5. What does Will's best friend do when he sees Will with his father's prized possession?

(see the answer key)

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