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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. How do the people gathering around the cylinder initially react to it?
(a) They are disappointed.
(b) It scares them.
(c) They are indifferent to it.
(d) They are angry.

2. What do the first visitors to the cylinder think is inside it at first?
(a) A strange creature.
(b) An animal.
(c) A man.
(d) A Martian invader.

3. About how many people does the heat ray kill?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Forty.

4. Who does not die in the heat ray?
(a) A Martian.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Stent.
(d) Ogilvy.

5. What does the narrator tell his wife about the Martians in order to reassure her?
(a) The Martians are very weak.
(b) The Martians are very small.
(c) The Martians move very slowly.
(d) The Martians do not seem very dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the property on which the first cylinder crashes?

2. What can survive the heat ray?

3. How does the first man get into the pit?

4. How do the villagers react when the first visitors to the cylinder spread the news?

5. How far is Mars from Earth?

(see the answer key)

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