The White Mountains Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

John Christopher and Samuel Youd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The White Mountains Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

John Christopher and Samuel Youd
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys take from the hardware store?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A tool belt.
(d) A shovel.

2. What does Will stop at a store in the port city to do?
(a) Find employment.
(b) Ask about the ship.
(c) Ask for directions.
(d) Buy some food.

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

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

5. How are Will and Henry able to get through the port city unnoticed?
(a) They swim in the water.
(b) They travel at night.
(c) It is highly populated.
(d) They are dressed as sailors.

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

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

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

9. Who is the guest of honor at the celebration held nine days after the book begins?
(a) Will.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jim.

10. What kind of power does Beanpole think used to run the vehicles that used the train tracks?
(a) Steam.
(b) Horses.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Electricity.

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

12. What does Will think about the actions of the tripods at sea?
(a) They are nonsensical.
(b) They are intelligent.
(c) They are dangerous.
(d) They are humorous.

13. Who nicknames the boy at the prison "Beanpole"?
(a) Henry.
(b) His father.
(c) Himself.
(d) Will.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will find a cabinet full of in the ruined city?

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

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

4. What does Will do when he sees Henry at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the name of Will's best friend?

(see the answer keys)

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