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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 6, The Work of Fifteen Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Marshall?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A tobacconist.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A fisherman.

2. Why is the young boy yelling in the middle of town on the Friday evening after the cylinder crashes?
(a) He is selling newspapers.
(b) He is just trying to get attention.
(c) He is trying to cause trouble.
(d) He is alarmed about the Martians.

3. Where does the narrator search for food after leaving the ruined house?
(a) Another house.
(b) A shed.
(c) A garden.
(d) A squirrel's den.

4. What does the narrator first call the cylinder?
(a) It.
(b) The Thing.
(c) The Rocket.
(d) The Monster.

5. What does the narrator see the Martians do from the ruined house?
(a) Kill a little boy.
(b) Build another weapon.
(c) Fight with each other.
(d) Force humans to fight with them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator's brother live?

3. What happens to the house near Kew when the narrator and curate take refuge there?

4. Where do the government officials go when the Martians attack London?

5. How does the narrator attempt to keep the curate from using up their resources?

(see the answer key)

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