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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 is a Deputation?
(a) A group of journalists.
(b) A group of police officers.
(c) A group of soldiers.
(d) A group of delegates.

2. How long has it been since the soldier has eaten when he first teams up with the narrator?
(a) Two days.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

3. What do the soldier and the narrator bring with them when they decide to leave Woking?
(a) Food and water.
(b) Food and the narrator's dog.
(c) Food and whiskey.
(d) Weapons and food.

4. 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 have not taken much notice of it.
(d) They are keeping a close eye on the pit in shifts.

5. How does the narrator feel when he first leaves the ruined house?
(a) Like he is under Martian control.
(b) Lonely and hopeless.
(c) Upset about what happened with the curate.
(d) Hopeful that he will find his wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The crowd that gathers around the pit the morning after the cylinder crashes are from Woking and what other town?

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

4. Where does the narrator search for food after leaving the ruined house?

5. As he watches from the ruined house, the narrator sees a Martian pick up a person from where?

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