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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 is taken away from humans when they are capped?

2. What does Beanpole call the vehicles that use the old train tracks?

3. What happens when people turn 14 years of age?

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

5. What does Will cook and eat in his hide-out at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Black Ages?

2. What did Jack once see in a ruined city?

3. What does Ozymandias do to help Will in his plan to escape being capped?

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

5. What happens when Will goes into a store at the port city?

6. What does Will notice about Ozymandias that is different from other vagrants?

7. What does Ozymandias tell Will about the tripods?

8. What happens when Will and Henry land in France?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The future and the past are ingeniously combined and intertwined in this book. Where in the plot does this unique literary tool come into play, and how does its use affect the plot?

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