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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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