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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 10, In the Storm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the professional organization for astronomers?
(a) The Astronomical Exchange.
(b) The League of Astronomers.
(c) The National Association of Astronomers.
(d) Astronomers United.

2. What must first be present in order for life to begin according to the narrator?
(a) Moisture.
(b) Vegetation.
(c) Temperature cooling.
(d) Nitrogen.

3. How many policemen are sent to the common after the heat ray?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can survive the heat ray?

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

3. What does the narrator hear after the shopman goes into the pit?

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

5. What comes out of the pit after the Deputation signals the Martians?

(see the answer key)

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