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

2. What does the narrator's brother think happens to the narrator after news reports of the Martians reach town?
(a) He thinks that the narrator is dead.
(b) He thinks that the narrator must be hiding.
(c) He thinks that the narrator is coming for him.
(d) He thinks that the narrator escaped.

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

4. Why does Ogilvy think it is impossible for the Martians to become established on Earth?
(a) There is no food for them on Earth.
(b) The gravity is too strong.
(c) The Martians cannot see very well.
(d) There is not enough nitrogen in the air.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people coming back from the south of London saying?

2. How does the narrator say he feels on his way home from the heat ray incident?

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

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

5. How do the villagers react to the narrator's story when he runs into the village after the heat ray?

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