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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who followed Will out of his house want to do?
(a) Turn him in to the officials.
(b) Attack him.
(c) Go with him.
(d) Keep him from leaving.

2. What body of water does Will have to cross to complete his quest?
(a) English Channel.
(b) Thames River.
(c) Atlantic Ocean.
(d) Pacific Ocean.

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

4. What does Ozymandias think the tripods are?
(a) Robots from another planet.
(b) Houses for creatures.
(c) A human invention.
(d) An alien mistake.

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

6. What is the name of Will's best friend?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jean.
(c) Jim.
(d) John.

7. What does Will cook and eat in his hide-out at the beginning of the book?
(a) Frog legs.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Squirrel.

8. What is the date that Will reads on one of the headstones in a grave?
(a) 2066.
(b) 1966.
(c) 2166.
(d) 2266.

9. What happens when people turn 14 years of age?
(a) They are sent away to school.
(b) They are tested.
(c) They are given a trade.
(d) They are capped.

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

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

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

13. Who follows will when he sneaks out of his house?
(a) His father.
(b) Jack.
(c) Ozymandias.
(d) Henry.

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

15. What country are Will and Henry taken to after finding the captain?
(a) Italy.
(b) America.
(c) Sweden.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Beanpole take Will off the course the map shows?

3. What does Will use to carry the food he has stocked up?

4. Who is the guest of honor at the celebration held nine days after the book begins?

5. What is the name of the captain that Will was supposed to find in the port city?

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