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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 are the objects at even intervals in the river in Chapter 8 functioning as?
(a) Bridges.
(b) Nets.
(c) Locks.
(d) Guards.

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

3. What does Henry NOT do to Will when he rejoins them?
(a) Welcome him.
(b) Ask him questions.
(c) Shake his hand.
(d) Tease him.

4. How close do the boys get to the tripods they see after successfully hiding from the search party?
(a) Within feet.
(b) They see them from at least a mile away.
(c) They touch them.
(d) 100 yards.

5. Who asks Will to stay at the castle permanently?
(a) Elaina.
(b) Eloise.
(c) The Comtesse.
(d) The Duke.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Will learn about the female winner of the tournament?

3. How long does it take for Will to catch up with Henry and Beanpole?

4. What does Beanpole do while the thing is being taken off of Will?

5. What caused Will's shirt to be torn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the object removed from Will?

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

4. What happens after the boys destroy the tripod?

5. What happens when the object is removed from Will?

6. What do the boys do when the tripod is finally out of sight?

7. Why is Will alone for most of the tournament, and what does he think about during this time?

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

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

10. 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?

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