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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is taken away from humans when they are capped?
(a) Their creativity.
(b) Their emotions.
(c) Their thoughts.
(d) Their individuality.

3. Who dies in Chapter 3?
(a) Henry's mother.
(b) Jack's brother.
(c) Will's father.
(d) Ozymandias.

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

5. Who has Beanpole been raised by?
(a) Himself.
(b) Relatives.
(c) His siblings.
(d) His parents.

6. How does Will feel about his parents?
(a) He loves them dearly.
(b) He is not at all close to them.
(c) He is scared of them.
(d) He feels betrayed by them.

7. What is the tunnel that the boys explore in the ruined city?
(a) A bomb shelter.
(b) An ammunitions stockpile.
(c) A subway tunnel.
(d) An underground retreat.

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

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

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

11. What does Will use to carry the food he has stocked up?
(a) Tote bag.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Knapsack.
(d) Backpack.

12. What color are the windows on the tripods?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

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

14. What percentage of the population becomes vagrants after being capped?
(a) 5%.
(b) 2%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 8%.

15. What does a strange man do as Will is leaving the store in the port city?
(a) Arrests him.
(b) Tries to attack him.
(c) Recognizes him from a missing poster.
(d) Tries to force him to work on a ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beanpole say caps make humans into?

2. How does Will find the captain of the ship he is supposed to take at the port city?

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

4. Where does Will stop before leaving on his quest?

5. Who nicknames the boy at the prison "Beanpole"?

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