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

2. What comes out of the pit after the Deputation signals the Martians?
(a) A Martian.
(b) Fire.
(c) Green smoke.
(d) A missle.

3. What is the name of the Astronomer Royal?
(a) Stent.
(b) Smith.
(c) Silas.
(d) Stevens.

4. What do people hear coming from the pit a few nights after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Crying.
(b) Beeping.
(c) Hammering.
(d) Drilling.

5. What color are the gas jets?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator hear after the shopman goes into the pit?

2. What color is the first Martian's skin?

3. Why is the narrator eager to get back to Woking after taking his wife to the inn?

4. What do the people near the cylinder hear coming from inside of it at the end of the first day after the cylinder crashes?

5. What does the word "canard" mean?

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