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

2. Who dies in Chapter 3?
(a) Henry's mother.
(b) Jack's brother.
(c) Ozymandias.
(d) Will's father.

3. What does Beanpole call the grenades they find in the tunnel?
(a) Exploding goose eggs.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) Balls of fury.
(d) Unstable weapons.

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

5. What is different about Ozymandias from all the other vagrants?
(a) He is taller.
(b) He sings all his words.
(c) He makes more sense.
(d) His cap moves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Will feel about his parents?

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

3. What do the people call the past ages of humanity?

4. What time of day does Will sneak away from his house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Will after they leave the ruined city?

2. What happens when Henry catches Will trying to run away?

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

4. How does Will describe Jean Paul?

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

6. What does Will think after meeting with Jack a few times after his capping?

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

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

9. Describe the Schmad-Fair, and how it helps Will?

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

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