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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the celebration held nine days after the book begins?
(a) Plenty Day.
(b) Harvest Day.
(c) Capping Day.
(d) History Day.

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

3. How far do the boys travel on the vehicle that uses the old train tracks?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

4. What does Will think about in his hide-out after Jack has been capped?
(a) The Black Ages.
(b) His loneliness.
(c) Girls.
(d) A way to remove the cap.

5. Where in the house does the visitor in Chapter 3 stay?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The front room.
(c) The barn.
(d) Will's room.

6. What does the captain tell Will and Henry NOT to do when they reach the end of their sea journey?
(a) Travel during the day.
(b) Look people in the eye.
(c) Speak.
(d) Be detected.

7. Which direction does Will travel in when he leaves his town?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) North.

8. What does Beanpole call the grenades they find in the tunnel?
(a) Unstable weapons.
(b) Balls of fury.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) Exploding goose eggs.

9. What does Beanpole call the vehicles that use the old train tracks?
(a) Shorn-Fray.
(b) Screch-Frum.
(c) Schmad-Fair.
(d) Shlotz-Free.

10. How long does Will plan to wait before leaving after meeting with Ozymandias?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

11. What is different about Ozymandias from all the other vagrants?
(a) His cap moves.
(b) He sings all his words.
(c) He makes more sense.
(d) He is taller.

12. What strange object is the boy wearing who comes to talk to Will in the prison?
(a) Spectacles.
(b) Body armor.
(c) Hearing aid.
(d) Leg braces.

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

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

15. What do Will and Henry learn about tripods as they sail on the boat?
(a) They come in differing sizes.
(b) They can control the ships.
(c) They can move on water.
(d) They can hover over water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys take from the hardware store?

2. Who is the next person to be capped when the book begins?

3. What happens when people turn 14 years of age?

4. How do children feel about vagrants?

5. What country are Will and Henry taken to after finding the captain?

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