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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 Beanpole do when the tripod is out of sight in Chapter 9?

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

3. What do the tripods do when they cannot find the boys?

4. What happens when Will knows he is discovered?

5. What does Will think about as the tournament goes on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Queen of the Tournament selected?

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

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

4. How do Will and Henry react to Beanpole's ideas about what they find in Chapter 8?

5. 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?

6. How is the tripod destroyed?

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

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

9. What happens to the Queen of the Tournament, and how does she feel about this?

10. How is the object removed from Will?

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

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

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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