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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Martha?
(a) Laurie's sister
(b) Laurie's stepmother
(c) Laurie's grandmother
(d) Laurie's mother

2. What time does the first plane arrive on the scene?
(a) Within minutes of the attack
(b) Soon after eight o'clock.
(c) Just before noon
(d) There are no planes

3. What chapter is Laurie studying in physics?
(a) Fourteen
(b) Nine
(c) Eight
(d) One

4. How many landings of the Tripods were there in the initial contact?
(a) No one knows for sure
(b) One
(c) Six
(d) Three

5. Who is the panelist who is critical of the idea that the Tripods don't have infrared capabilities?
(a) A science fiction writer
(b) A chemist
(c) An astronomer
(d) A biologist

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sound coming from the tank?

2. What does Dr. Monmouth do to get Angela over her obsession?

3. What does Andy say could have been the source of the noise they heard?

4. What is the explanation Andy offers when the boys see the first Tripod?

5. How does the Tripod destroy the house?

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