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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 makes Will decide to join his cousin and Beanpole again?

2. What do the boys do when they know other tripods are coming?

3. Where does Will find himself after he was seen leaving?

4. What does Beanpole think will should do when the thing is discovered on him?

5. What does Beanpole do while the thing is being taken off of Will?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the tripod destroyed?

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

4. What do the boys do when the tripod is finally out of sight?

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

6. What happens when Will and Eloise go rowing?

7. How is the object removed from Will?

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

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

10. Where do the boys finally hide from the tripods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Comic relief is a literary tool Christopher uses well in this book. What are some of the prime examples of this, and how do these scenes affect the plot of the book?

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