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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. How does the narrator say he feels on his way home from the heat ray incident?
(a) Uneasy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Ordinary.

2. How long do the curate and the narrator hide in the house before the narrator hits the curate?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Six days.
(d) Seven days.

3. What does the Martian tentacle reach into the ruined house and take?
(a) A piece of glass.
(b) A doorknob.
(c) A chair leg.
(d) A lump of coal.

4. What does the narrator say could kill all of the Martians, as he tries to reassure his wife?
(a) A tank.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A firing squad.
(d) A shell.

5. 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 push him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They pry him for details.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator's brother fail to travel to the narrator's home?

3. Why does the narrator hit the curate over the head?

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

5. What happens to the narrator as he runs home after the heat ray?

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