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

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

3. Why does the narrator hit the curate over the head?
(a) The curate drinks the last of their supply.
(b) The curate threatens him.
(c) The curate is annoying.
(d) The curate is yelling at the Martians.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator's brother live?

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

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

4. What does the narrator's brother study in college?

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

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