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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. What two emotions does the narrator experience after the first Martian appears?
(a) Excitement and anger.
(b) Fear and curiosity.
(c) Excitement and fear.
(d) Fear and anger.

2. How do most people react to the invasion on the first Friday after the cylinder lands?
(a) They are very curious about what is happening.
(b) They are demanding action from the military.
(c) They are keeping a close eye on the pit in shifts.
(d) They have not taken much notice of it.

3. How large in diameter is the first cylinder?
(a) Five yards.
(b) Ten yards.
(c) Thirty yards.
(d) Twenty yards.

4. How many houses around the pit catch fire on Friday night?
(a) One.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

5. About how many people surround the pit the morning after the cylinder lands?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator meet the man who owns the land where the cylinder crashes?

2. What are the little boys doing to the cylinder the morning after it crashes?

3. What does the word "canard" mean?

4. Why do the humans not know what the heat ray is?

5. Over what town is the gas jet first spotted?

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