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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. As he watches from the ruined house, the narrator sees a Martian pick up a person from where?
(a) A cage.
(b) A bush.
(c) A house.
(d) A cart.

2. What disability does Henderson have?
(a) He cannot move one of his arms.
(b) He cannot walk.
(c) He has a speech impediment.
(d) He is deaf in one ear.

3. What do the first visitors to the cylinder think is inside it at first?
(a) A strange creature.
(b) An animal.
(c) A man.
(d) A Martian invader.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What saves some people from the first heat ray?

2. About what time does the Martian attack of Surrey start?

3. How much does the curate eat when he and the narrator are trapped in the ruined house?

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

5. How does the Lieutenant respond to the soldier and narrator's story when meeting them?

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