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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 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 pry him for details.
(d) They ignore him.

2. What does the narrator tell his wife about the Martians in order to reassure her?
(a) The Martians are very small.
(b) The Martians do not seem very dangerous.
(c) The Martians move very slowly.
(d) The Martians are very weak.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator hide after he hits the curate?

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

4. What does the narrator's brother think happens to the narrator after news reports of the Martians reach town?

5. Where does the narrator's brother live?

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