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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. About how many people surround the pit the morning after the cylinder lands?
(a) Thirty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

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

3. Henderson sends news of the cylinder to his colleagues in what city?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) London.
(d) Bristol.

4. How large in diameter is the first cylinder?
(a) Ten yards.
(b) Thirty yards.
(c) Five yards.
(d) Twenty yards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disability does Henderson have?

2. What is the London newspaper's headline the day after the first cylinder crashes?

3. What is the name of the professional organization for astronomers?

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

5. What color is the first Martian's skin?

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