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

2. Where does the narrator hide after he hits the curate?
(a) In a closet.
(b) Behind some shelves.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the basement.

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

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

5. The curate drinks the last bottle of what beverage?
(a) Beer.
(b) Wine.
(c) Water.
(d) Soda.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator use to hit the curate in the head?

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

4. What does the narrator say could kill all of the Martians, as he tries to reassure his wife?

5. Why does Ogilvy think it is impossible for the Martians to become established on Earth?

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