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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 does the narrator hear after the shopman goes into the pit?
(a) A scream.
(b) Laughter.
(c) A cry for help.
(d) A confused noise.

2. How large in diameter is the first cylinder?
(a) Thirty yards.
(b) Twenty yards.
(c) Five yards.
(d) Ten yards.

3. Where does the narrator meet the man who owns the land where the cylinder crashes?
(a) The train station.
(b) In a restaurant.
(c) His house.
(d) On the common.

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

5. How much light does Mars receive from the Sun, compared to the light Earth receives?
(a) About three-quarters.
(b) About one-quarter.
(c) About half.
(d) About twice as much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's local newspaper?

2. How do the villagers react when the first visitors to the cylinder spread the news?

3. What two emotions does the narrator experience after the first Martian appears?

4. What can survive the heat ray?

5. What is the name of the professional organization for astronomers?

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