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

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

3. Henderson sends news of the cylinder to his colleagues in what city?
(a) Bristol.
(b) London.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Lincoln.

4. How do most people react to the invasion on the first Friday after the cylinder lands?
(a) They are keeping a close eye on the pit in shifts.
(b) They are demanding action from the military.
(c) They have not taken much notice of it.
(d) They are very curious about what is happening.

5. What is the man selling near the pit shortly after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Souvenirs.
(c) Drawings.
(d) Lemonade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element are the gas jets that first streamed toward Earth primarily made from?

2. Who does not die in the heat ray?

3. What does the narrator see in the sky as he goes to town on his way back from 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. How does the narrator say he feels on his way home from the heat ray incident?

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