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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 do the boys sneak away from in chapter 8?
(a) Wild animals.
(b) The Comtesse.
(c) Tripods.
(d) Villagers.

2. Where does Will think he got what Beanpole finds on him in Chapter 9?
(a) In the tripod.
(b) In the ruined city.
(c) On the boat.
(d) At the castle.

3. What is used to remove the thing from Will?
(a) An axe.
(b) A scalpal.
(c) A knife.
(d) A fork.

4. Where do the boys eventually end up?
(a) Up a tree.
(b) In a cave.
(c) On a hill.
(d) In a valley.

5. What weapons do the boys use against the Tripod?
(a) Machine guns.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Axes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Henry and Beanpole think about the tripod experience Will had?

2. What happens as Will rides out of the town?

3. What does the river in Chapter 8 have in it at intervals?

4. Why does Will tell the other boys that he will remain at the celebration?

5. What does Will and his new friend do at the lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between the boys and the Tripod in Chapter 8?

2. What happens to the relationship between the boys while Will is regaining strength after falling ill?

3. How does Will describe his life at the end of the book?

4. What happens after the Queen of the Tournament is selected, and what does this make Will realize?

5. How is the object removed from Will?

6. How do Will and Henry react to Beanpole's ideas about what they find in Chapter 8?

7. Why does Will abandon the plan Beanpole had made if they got captured in France?

8. How is the Queen of the Tournament selected?

9. How does Will feel after he gets by the tripod, and where does he go?

10. What do Henry and Beanpole find on Will in Chapter 9?

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