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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. Which direction does the river in Chapter 8 veer off to?

2. What is the grand celebration at the end of Chapter 6?

3. What is Will's real reason for remaining at the celebration?

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

5. How long does it take for other tripods to join the fallen one?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the object removed from Will?

5. What happens when Will and Eloise go rowing?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will is very upset about what happened with Eloise. What happens to Eloise, and why was this so upsetting to Will? How does this event change him as a person?

Essay Topic 2

Irony is a strong theme in this book. What are some of the instances where irony is present, and how did these ironic events affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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