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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times is the ship approached by tripods on their journey?

3. Where does Ozymandias think the tripods came from?

4. What is the name of Will's best friend?

5. What does Will stop at a store in the port city to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are vagrants?

2. What happens while Will and Henry are sailing across the English Channel?

3. What happens when Henry comes to live with Will?

4. How does Will find Captain Curtis?

5. What are the Black Ages?

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

7. Who is the guest of honor at the celebration in the first chapter, and why?

8. What is Ozymandias?

9. What has Beanpole observed about people who get capped?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the different stages of Will's relationship with Eloise, and how do these stages affect Will and the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by sacrifice, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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