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

2. Who is the first person to see the cylinder when it crashes?
(a) Ogilvy.
(b) Henderson.
(c) A construction worker.
(d) The narrator.

3. What disability does Henderson have?
(a) He is deaf in one ear.
(b) He has a speech impediment.
(c) He cannot walk.
(d) He cannot move one of his arms.

4. About how many soldiers does the military send in response to the first cylinder crash?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) One hundred
(d) Fifty.

5. Henderson sends news of the cylinder to his colleagues in what city?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Oxford.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many policemen are sent to the common after the heat ray?

2. What do people hear coming from the pit a few nights after the cylinder crashes?

3. What do the first visitors to the cylinder think is inside it at first?

4. About how many people does the heat ray kill?

5. How many houses around the pit catch fire on Friday night?

(see the answer key)

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