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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 two emotions does the narrator experience after the first Martian appears?
(a) Fear and anger.
(b) Fear and curiosity.
(c) Excitement and anger.
(d) Excitement and fear.

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

3. About how many soldiers does the military send in response to the first cylinder crash?
(a) Four hundred.
(b) One hundred
(c) Fifty.
(d) One thousand.

4. What are the gas jets in the sky originally assumed to be?
(a) Missiles.
(b) People.
(c) Meteorites.
(d) Rockets.

5. What must first be present in order for life to begin according to the narrator?
(a) Moisture.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Temperature cooling.
(d) Vegetation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do most people react to the invasion on the first Friday after the cylinder lands?

3. How many policemen are sent to the common after the heat ray?

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

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

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