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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. Where does the narrator decide to take his wife when his chimney is cracked?
(a) London.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Westminster.
(d) Leatherhead.

2. How does the narrator react when he reads an article about the cylinder at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) He decides to hide.
(b) He heads back to the crash site.
(c) He panics.
(d) He makes plans to leave town.

3. About what time does the Martian attack of Surrey start?
(a) 11:00 AM.
(b) 3:00 PM.
(c) 8:00 PM.
(d) Midnight.

4. How does the first man get into the pit?
(a) A Martian pulls him in.
(b) He jumps in.
(c) He slips on the edge.
(d) The crowd pushes him in.

5. Why is the narrator's brother not very concerned about the narrator at first?
(a) He gets a letter from the narrator.
(b) His wife tells him not to worry.
(c) He does not believe that the Martians exist.
(d) The Martians have not been reported as a threat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many policemen are sent to the common after the heat ray?

2. How much light does Mars receive from the Sun, compared to the light Earth receives?

3. How long do the curate and the narrator stay in the first house?

4. What two emotions does the narrator experience after the first Martian appears?

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

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