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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the tripods do when they see the ship?
(a) Nothing, they pass right by.
(b) Circle it, and speed away.
(c) Scan it.
(d) Ask questions of the captain.

2. What does Will find a cabinet full of in the ruined city?
(a) Flutes.
(b) Jewelery.
(c) Guns.
(d) Watches.

3. What does Will's best friend do when he sees Will with his father's prized possession?
(a) Scolds him.
(b) Stares at it in wonder.
(c) Threatens to destroy it.
(d) Asks to see it.

4. What does Will do when he realizes someone has followed him?
(a) He hides from him.
(b) He begs him to come along.
(c) He fights with him.
(d) He hugs and thanks him.

5. When were the old railroad tracks constructed?
(a) The Before Era.
(b) The Black Ages.
(c) The Dark Time.
(d) When the tripods came.

6. What subject is Beanpole interesting in learning about?
(a) Technology.
(b) Science.
(c) History.
(d) Mathematics.

7. Where do the tripods not go?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The valleys.
(d) The cold region.

8. How does Will feel after the celebration at the beginning of the book?
(a) Scared.
(b) Confused.
(c) Content.
(d) Sad.

9. What does Will talk to a vagrant about?
(a) Jack's capping.
(b) His mental instability.
(c) The tripods.
(d) The Black Ages.

10. What special object does Will's father own?
(a) Flashlight.
(b) Flute.
(c) Automobile.
(d) Wristwatch.

11. How long do vagrants usually stay in one place?
(a) A few years.
(b) A few months.
(c) A few days.
(d) A few weeks.

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

13. Where does Will stop before leaving on his quest?
(a) Jack's house.
(b) The Den.
(c) The vagrant house.
(d) Ozymandias's grave.

14. How do children feel about vagrants?
(a) They are entertained by them.
(b) They see them as a part of life.
(c) They are afraid of them.
(d) They follow them around.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What body of water does Will have to cross to complete his quest?

2. What was Beanpole doing when he broke his leg?

3. How far do the boys travel on the vehicle that uses the old train tracks?

4. What does Will think about in his hide-out after Jack has been capped?

5. Where in the house does the visitor in Chapter 3 stay?

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