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

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

3. What color are the gas jets?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

4. What saves some people from the first heat ray?
(a) A mound of sand.
(b) A group of soldiers.
(c) A tree trunk.
(d) A metal shield.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men trying to do to the cylinder the day after it crashes?

2. How large in diameter is the first cylinder?

3. Who is Henderson?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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