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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 is the name of the village Will lives in?
(a) Wherely.
(b) Wharton.
(c) Wherton.
(d) Whaley.

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

3. Where does Ozymandias think the tripods came from?
(a) Human inventions.
(b) The future.
(c) Another planet.
(d) The Black Ages.

4. What does Will's father reprimand him for after Jack's capping?
(a) Taking his watch.
(b) Fighting with Henry.
(c) Having a hide-out.
(d) Speaking to a vagrant.

5. How many times is the ship approached by tripods on their journey?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special object does Will's father own?

2. What is the name of the ship Will needs to find in the port city?

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

4. What runs the vehicles that use the old train tracks?

5. What does Will call his secret hide-out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Ozymandias?

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

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

8. What happens when Will and Henry land in France?

9. Who is the guest of honor at the celebration in the first chapter, and why?

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

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