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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 4, The Cylinder Opens.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator react when he reads an article about the cylinder at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) He heads back to the crash site.
(b) He decides to hide.
(c) He panics.
(d) He makes plans to leave town.

2. What is the name of the professional organization for astronomers?
(a) The League of Astronomers.
(b) Astronomers United.
(c) The National Association of Astronomers.
(d) The Astronomical Exchange.

3. Who is Ogilvy?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A laborer.
(c) A philosopher.
(d) An astronomer.

4. Where does the narrator meet the man who owns the land where the cylinder crashes?
(a) His house.
(b) The train station.
(c) On the common.
(d) In a restaurant.

5. What is the man selling near the pit shortly after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Souvenirs.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Drawings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator react when the first Martian falls out of the cylinder?

3. How much light does Mars receive from the Sun, compared to the light Earth receives?

4. The narrator describes the Martians as being about the size of what animal?

5. What element are the gas jets that first streamed toward Earth primarily made from?

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