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

2. What element are the gas jets that first streamed toward Earth primarily made from?
(a) Neon.
(b) Oxygen.
(c) Hydrogen.
(d) Helium.

3. Who asks the narrator to go to the landowner's estate with him?
(a) Ogilvy.
(b) A construction worker.
(c) A soldier.
(d) Henderson.

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

5. Who does not die in the heat ray?
(a) Ogilvy.
(b) Henderson.
(c) A Martian.
(d) Stent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the narrator as he runs home after the heat ray?

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

3. What happens to a few people when the crowd is escaping from the heat ray?

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

5. What must first be present in order for life to begin according to the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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