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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 disability does Henderson have?
(a) He is deaf in one ear.
(b) He cannot move one of his arms.
(c) He cannot walk.
(d) He has a speech impediment.

2. How many houses around the pit catch fire on Friday night?
(a) Six.
(b) Twenty.
(c) One.
(d) Eight.

3. What happens to the narrator's horse when he goes back to Woking?
(a) Someone steals it.
(b) It runs away.
(c) It throws him off.
(d) It falls and breaks its neck.

4. How far is Mars from Earth?
(a) 35 million miles.
(b) 20 million miles.
(c) 45 million miles.
(d) 15 million miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the Martians as being about the size of what animal?

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

3. About how many people does the heat ray kill?

4. Over what town is the gas jet first spotted?

5. What do people hear coming from the pit a few nights after the cylinder crashes?

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