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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 1, Under Food.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes the Martians as being about the size of what animal?
(a) A lion.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bear.

2. What are the men trying to do to the cylinder the day after it crashes?
(a) Dig it out.
(b) Open it.
(c) Destroy it.
(d) Study it.

3. What does the narrator's brother decide to do when he hears that food may be available if he waits?
(a) Go find food.
(b) Keep going.
(c) Demand food from other evacuees.
(d) Wait.

4. What is the name of the narrator's local newspaper?
(a) The Daily Chronicle.
(b) News of the Day.
(c) The Post-Dispatch.
(d) The Woking Journal.

5. How does the narrator react when the first Martian falls out of the cylinder?
(a) He stays where he is.
(b) He tries to fight it.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He yells for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's brother study in college?

2. What direction do the Martians head after they attack Surrey?

3. What are the men trying to do when they attack the two women in the cart?

4. How far is Mars from Earth?

5. How long has it been since the soldier has eaten when he first teams up with the narrator?

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