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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator's brother fail to travel to the narrator's home?
(a) He does not have a horse.
(b) The trains are not running.
(c) He has to go to work.
(d) He does not want to go.

3. How far is Mars from the sun according to the narrator?
(a) 160 million miles.
(b) 140,000 miles.
(c) 140 million miles.
(d) 160,000 miles.

4. How do most people react to the invasion on the first Friday after the cylinder lands?
(a) They have not taken much notice of it.
(b) They are very curious about what is happening.
(c) They are demanding action from the military.
(d) They are keeping a close eye on the pit in shifts.

5. What does the narrator first call the cylinder?
(a) It.
(b) The Monster.
(c) The Thing.
(d) The Rocket.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the Lieutenant respond to the soldier and narrator's story when meeting them?

3. How does the Martian repair his tripod during the Martian attack of Surrey?

4. Why is the narrator's brother not very concerned about the narrator at first?

5. On what kind of transportation does the narrator's brother begin his escape?

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