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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 does the river in Chapter 8 have in it at intervals?
(a) Bridges.
(b) Posts.
(c) Tripods.
(d) Dams.

2. What do the tripods use to search the forests?
(a) Tracking beacons.
(b) Search dogs.
(c) Their tentacles.
(d) Fire.

3. How does Will look to Henry when he joins up with them?
(a) Confused.
(b) Sad.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Excited.

4. What do the boys do when they know other tripods are coming?
(a) They prepare to fight more tripods.
(b) They climb into the tripod.
(c) They run as fast as they can.
(d) They dig a hole and climb in.

5. How long do the boys stay in their hiding spot?
(a) One day.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Several hours.
(d) A few days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the boys are grabbed by the Tripod?

3. What does Will learn while he is healing at the castle?

4. What do Beanpole and Henry do during the celebration at the end of Chapter 6?

5. Where does Will find himself after he was seen leaving?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. What does Will say when he meets up with Beanpole and Henry?

8. What do the boys see after they successfully hide from the search party?

9. How is the Queen of the Tournament selected?

10. What do the boys see at the very end of Chapter 8, and how do they feel?

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