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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 9, Wreckage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what kind of transportation does the narrator's brother begin his escape?
(a) A cart.
(b) A boat.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A train.

2. How does the Martian repair his tripod during the Martian attack of Surrey?
(a) He does not.
(b) He can repair it from inside.
(c) He kills everyone nearby and then repairs it.
(d) The other Martians protect him.

3. Why does the narrator say that he recounted the story of his brother?
(a) To show how much stronger he is than his brother.
(b) To show the evacuation of his brother's city.
(c) To show how brave his brother is.
(d) His own story was getting boring.

4. Where does the narrator find the soldier who he is traveling with earlier in the story?
(a) A tavern.
(b) Wimbledon Common.
(c) The Sleeping Dog Inn.
(d) A trench.

5. What does the narrator begin to believe right after he leaves the ruined house?
(a) He should try to bargain with the Martians.
(b) The military will find him soon.
(c) He will find his wife somewhere.
(d) He is the only living person in the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the narrator as he runs home after the heat ray?

2. What does the narrator find to eat after he decides to leave the ruined house?

3. How does the narrator say he feels on his way home from the heat ray incident?

4. What does the narrator find out about his house when he returns to it?

5. What is the name of the song that the narrator invents?

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