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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. What are the little boys doing to the cylinder the morning after it crashes?
(a) Trying to open it.
(b) Throwing rocks at it.
(c) Yelling at it.
(d) Daring each other to touch it.

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

3. How does the narrator attempt to keep the curate from using up their resources?
(a) He promises to get more soon.
(b) He pleads with him.
(c) He hides most things from the curate.
(d) He fights him.

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

5. What is the name of the professional organization for astronomers?
(a) The League of Astronomers.
(b) The National Association of Astronomers.
(c) The Astronomical Exchange.
(d) Astronomers United.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's brother study in college?

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

3. What color are the gas jets?

4. What is a Deputation?

5. What is the man selling near the pit shortly after the cylinder crashes?

(see the answer key)

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