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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 steals a horse.
(c) He runs into his wife.
(d) He passes out.

2. Why is the narrator's brother not very concerned about the narrator at first?
(a) He gets a letter from the narrator.
(b) He does not believe that the Martians exist.
(c) His wife tells him not to worry.
(d) The Martians have not been reported as a threat.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. The curate drinks the last bottle of what beverage?

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