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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 does the tripod do when the thing is removed from Will?

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

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

4. What do Henry and Beanpole think about the tripod experience Will had?

5. What does Will confess to the woman who was in the room where he woke up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the object removed from Will?

5. How is the Queen of the Tournament selected?

6. What happens after the boys destroy the tripod?

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

8. What do the boys see at the very end of Chapter 8, and how do they feel?

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

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

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

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

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?

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