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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 8, Friday Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the people gathering around the cylinder initially react to it?
(a) They are indifferent to it.
(b) It scares them.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are disappointed.

2. What are the men trying to do to the cylinder the day after it crashes?
(a) Study it.
(b) Dig it out.
(c) Open it.
(d) Destroy it.

3. What do people hear coming from the pit a few nights after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Beeping.
(b) Crying.
(c) Hammering.
(d) Drilling.

4. How many policemen are sent to the common after the heat ray?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Twenty.

5. What is the man selling near the pit shortly after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Souvenirs.
(d) Drawings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can survive the heat ray?

2. Who does not die in the heat ray?

3. What two emotions does the narrator experience after the first Martian appears?

4. What saves some people from the first heat ray?

5. What comes out of the pit after the Deputation signals the Martians?

(see the answer key)

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