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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 4, The Death of the Curate.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator use to hit the curate in the head?
(a) A meat chopper.
(b) A cart wheel.
(c) A chair.
(d) An axe.

2. What happens to the narrator as he runs home after the heat ray?
(a) He runs into his wife.
(b) He passes out.
(c) He gets into a fight.
(d) He steals a horse.

3. How do the villagers react to the narrator's story when he runs into the village after the heat ray?
(a) They laugh at him.
(b) They pry him for details.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They push him.

4. Why does Ogilvy think it is impossible for the Martians to become established on Earth?
(a) The Martians cannot see very well.
(b) There is no food for them on Earth.
(c) There is not enough nitrogen in the air.
(d) The gravity is too strong.

5. Where does the narrator's brother live?
(a) London.
(b) Surrey.
(c) Woking.
(d) Weybridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do the curate and the narrator hide in the house before the narrator hits the curate?

2. What does the Martian tentacle reach into the ruined house and take?

3. What does the narrator tell his wife about the Martians in order to reassure her?

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

5. What does the narrator's brother study in college?

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