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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Will injure himself at the beginning of his journey?
(a) He cuts his hand.
(b) He sprains his ankle.
(c) He breaks his wrist.
(d) He dislocates his shoulder.

2. What was Beanpole doing when he broke his leg?
(a) Experimenting with steam power.
(b) Inventing a pogo stick.
(c) Fighting his brothers.
(d) Pretending to be a tripod.

3. Where did Ozymandias get his cap?
(a) From the tripod.
(b) From some ruins.
(c) From a dead man.
(d) He made it himself.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Will feel after the celebration at the beginning of the book?

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

4. What does Will think about the actions of the tripods at sea?

5. Where are Henry and Will imprisoned when they are caught?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will's father have that is so precious to him and why?

2. What has Beanpole observed about people who get capped?

3. What does Captain Curtis say to Will and Henry when he drops them off in France?

4. What does Will notice about Ozymandias that is different from other vagrants?

5. What is Ozymandias's explanation about the vagrants?

6. How does Will describe Jean Paul?

7. What happens when Henry comes to live with Will?

8. How does Beanpole feel about his relatives and home city?

9. What does Will do when he finds a store full of watches?

10. What did Jack once see in a ruined city?

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