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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 10, In the Storm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator refer to as The Thing when he comes back to town after taking his wife away?
(a) The heat ray.
(b) A dead Martian.
(c) A new Martian weapon.
(d) A Martian tripod.

2. How far is Mars from the sun according to the narrator?
(a) 160,000 miles.
(b) 140,000 miles.
(c) 160 million miles.
(d) 140 million miles.

3. Why do the humans not know what the heat ray is?
(a) It does not exist.
(b) It is hidden.
(c) It is invisible.
(d) It is made of unknown materials.

4. 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.

5. What is the name of the professional organization for astronomers?
(a) The Astronomical Exchange.
(b) The National Association of Astronomers.
(c) The League of Astronomers.
(d) Astronomers United.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator react when he reads an article about the cylinder at the end of Chapter 2?

2. How many gas jets are spotted within the first twenty-four hours of the story?

3. What are the men trying to do to the cylinder the day after it crashes?

4. What does the narrator first call the cylinder?

5. What do the soldiers do when the narrator tells them about the heat ray?

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