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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. Where do Henry and Beanpole live while Will is healing?

2. Why does Will tell the other boys that he will remain at the celebration?

3. Who finds a good hiding spot?

4. What do the boys do when they know other tripods are coming?

5. What does the tripod do when it shows up at the tournament?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the people who offer to nurse Will back to health after he falls ill?

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

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 does Will do to make Eloise very upset with him?

5. What is Beanpole's plan if anyone iscaptured in France?

6. What happens after the Queen of the Tournament is selected, and what does this make Will realize?

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

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

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

10. How is the Queen of the Tournament selected?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Comic relief is a literary tool Christopher uses well in this book. What are some of the prime examples of this, and how do these scenes affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Will endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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