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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 8, Friday Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disability does Henderson have?
(a) He cannot walk.
(b) He is deaf in one ear.
(c) He cannot move one of his arms.
(d) He has a speech impediment.

2. What color are the gas jets?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

3. What is a Deputation?
(a) A group of journalists.
(b) A group of delegates.
(c) A group of police officers.
(d) A group of soldiers.

4. What saves some people from the first heat ray?
(a) A tree trunk.
(b) A group of soldiers.
(c) A metal shield.
(d) A mound of sand.

5. How many policemen are sent to the common after the heat ray?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "canard" mean?

2. What are the little boys doing to the cylinder the morning after it crashes?

3. Where does the narrator meet the man who owns the land where the cylinder crashes?

4. Why is the young boy yelling in the middle of town on the Friday evening after the cylinder crashes?

5. Who is the first person to see the cylinder when it crashes?

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