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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 4, The Cylinder Opens.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the first man get into the pit?
(a) The crowd pushes him in.
(b) He slips on the edge.
(c) He jumps in.
(d) A Martian pulls him in.

2. What is Mars the god of in Roman mythology?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) The underworld.
(c) Love.
(d) War.

3. How many nights in a row are the gas jets spotted before they stop?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

4. How many gas jets are spotted within the first twenty-four hours of the story?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. The crowd that gathers around the pit the morning after the cylinder crashes are from Woking and what other town?
(a) Bibury.
(b) Clovelly.
(c) Chertsey.
(d) Farnham.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of knowledge does the narrator say the Martians are clearly superior?

2. How does the narrator react when the first Martian falls out of the cylinder?

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

4. How far is Mars from Earth?

5. Over what town is the gas jet first spotted?

(see the answer key)

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