View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will use to carry the food he has stocked up?

2. How does Will injure himself at the beginning of his journey?

3. Where in the house does the visitor in Chapter 3 stay?

4. What bolsters Will's decision to go to the White Mountains?

5. What subject is Beanpole interesting in learning about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Will's father have that is so precious to him and why?

3. How does Will describe the tripods?

4. What does Will tell Henry as they are leaving the hut, and what is Henry's response?

5. What does Will do when he finds a store full of watches?

6. What does Will do that finally gets Henry to leave him alone, and what prompts him to do this?

7. What is Ozymandias?

8. What are the Black Ages?

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

10. How does Beanpole feel about his relatives and home city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Freedom is the major overriding theme of this novel. What were some of the key places where this theme appeared, and how did these events affect the main characters of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Education and the importance of training is a constant theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by it?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 712 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample