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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. How close do the boys get to the tripods they see after successfully hiding from the search party?

2. What does Beanpole do when the tripod is out of sight in Chapter 9?

3. Who asks Will to stay at the castle permanently?

4. How many miles do the boys travel in Chapter 8?

5. What does Beanpole compare the strange river in Chapter 8 to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Henry and Beanpole find on Will in Chapter 9?

5. Why is Will alone for most of the tournament, and what does he think about during this time?

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

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

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

9. Where did the object on Will come from, and what does it do?

10. How is the Queen of the Tournament selected?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might John Christopher have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that appears in a number of sensitive places in the plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this play?

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