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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. Where is the thing that Beanpole finds on Will in Chapter 9?
(a) His knee.
(b) His head.
(c) His armpit.
(d) His ear.

2. How long does it take for other tripods to join the fallen one?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A week.

3. What do the men in the White Mountains want to do?
(a) Destroy the tripods.
(b) Leave the Earth.
(c) Make scientific discoveries.
(d) Reverse the effects of the caps.

4. What mountain range is the White Mountains?
(a) The French Roulets.
(b) The Appalachians.
(c) Swiss Alps.
(d) The Rockies.

5. What does Beanpole do while the thing is being taken off of Will?
(a) Talks calmly to Will.
(b) Holds Will's arm down.
(c) Cuts around the object.
(d) Closes his eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry do while the thing is being taken off of Will?

2. How does Will sneak away from the town the morning of the last day of the tournament?

3. Why does Beanpole tell the other boys to run in the water?

4. What does Beanpole find on Will in Chapter 9?

5. How close do the boys get to the tripods they see after successfully hiding from the search party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the boys think the two tripods are doing at the end of the book?

2. What do the boys come across as they travel in Chapter 8?

3. What happens when Will and Eloise go rowing?

4. How are the tripods able to track the boys after they have killed the one tripod, and what do the boys do to avoid this?

5. Where did the object on Will come from, and what does it do?

6. How is the tripod destroyed?

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

8. How does Henry treat Will when he rejoins the group?

9. What does Will do to make Eloise very upset with him?

10. How does Will try to escape the city after the tournament?

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