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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 7, How I Reached Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the narrator's local newspaper?
(a) News of the Day.
(b) The Woking Journal.
(c) The Post-Dispatch.
(d) The Daily Chronicle.

3. Why does Ogilvy think it is impossible for the Martians to become established on Earth?
(a) There is no food for them on Earth.
(b) There is not enough nitrogen in the air.
(c) The Martians cannot see very well.
(d) The gravity is too strong.

4. How does the narrator react when he reads an article about the cylinder at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) He decides to hide.
(b) He makes plans to leave town.
(c) He panics.
(d) He heads back to the crash site.

5. What must first be present in order for life to begin according to the narrator?
(a) Nitrogen.
(b) Vegetation.
(c) Temperature cooling.
(d) Moisture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henderson sends news of the cylinder to his colleagues in what city?

2. In the days immediately following the first heat ray, the only people that know about it live in what town?

3. What color are the gas jets?

4. What is a Deputation?

5. The narrator describes the Martians as being about the size of what animal?

(see the answer key)

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