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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 7, How I Reached Home.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. About how many people surround the pit the morning after the cylinder lands?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Five.
(d) One hundred.
2. What happens to the narrator as he runs home after the heat ray?
(a) He gets into a fight.
(b) He steals a horse.
(c) He runs into his wife.
(d) He passes out.
3. How far is Mars from Earth?
(a) 15 million miles.
(b) 45 million miles.
(c) 35 million miles.
(d) 20 million miles.
4. Who is Ogilvy?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) An astronomer.
(c) A laborer.
(d) A reporter.
5. About how many people does the heat ray kill?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Forty.
(d) Fifty.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the narrator's local newspaper?
2. Who owns the property on which the first cylinder crashes?
3. What does the narrator say could kill all of the Martians, as he tries to reassure his wife?
4. In what area of knowledge does the narrator say the Martians are clearly superior?
5. How many policemen are sent to the common after the heat ray?
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