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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 Will want to do when the thing is discovered on him?

2. Who is selected as the winner among the women?

3. What do the boys see at the very end of Chapter 8?

4. What does Will lose while he is at the lake with his new friend?

5. What is made easier by the objects placed at intervals in the river in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the tripod destroyed?

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

5. How is the Queen of the Tournament selected?

6. How does Will try to escape the city after the tournament?

7. What does Will do to make Eloise very upset with him?

8. How does Henry treat Will when he rejoins the group?

9. What do the boys think the two tripods are doing at the end of the book?

10. What happens when Will and Eloise go rowing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the stories and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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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