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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 do the people near the cylinder hear coming from inside of it at the end of the first day after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Singing.
(c) A faint stirring.
(d) Someone banging on the walls.

2. What are the four tripods carrying when they join the initial Martian attack on Surrey?
(a) Sharp blades.
(b) Rockets.
(c) Cages.
(d) Large black tubes.

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

4. How long do the curate and the narrator hide in the house before the narrator hits the curate?
(a) Six days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Seven days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator drink when he gets back to his house for the first time?

2. What does the narrator's brother think happens to the narrator after news reports of the Martians reach town?

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

4. How does the narrator get into a yard near the ruined house?

5. Why does the narrator's brother fail to travel to the narrator's home?

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