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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. What does Ozymandias say is similar with all vagrants before they were capped?
(a) They were unintelligent.
(b) They were strong willed.
(c) They were physically weak.
(d) They were defiant.

2. What does Will make a stockpile of as he prepares to leave on his quest?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothing.

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

4. How tall are the tripods?
(a) 80 feet.
(b) 60 feet.
(c) 90 feet.
(d) 70 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bolsters Will's decision to go to the White Mountains?

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

4. Who follows will when he sneaks out of his house?

5. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of the vagrants?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Will find Captain Curtis?

3. What happens when Will hears noises in the night while escaping?

4. What does Will wait for before beginning his escape?

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

6. What does Ozymandias do to help Will in his plan to escape being capped?

7. What does Will tell Henry as they are leaving the hut, and what is Henry's response?

8. What do the boys find in an underground tunnel in the ruined city?

9. What does Ozymandias tell Will about the tripods?

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

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