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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 is a Deputation?
(a) A group of journalists.
(b) A group of police officers.
(c) A group of soldiers.
(d) A group of delegates.

2. What are the men trying to do to the cylinder the day after it crashes?
(a) Open it.
(b) Dig it out.
(c) Destroy it.
(d) Study it.

3. Who is the first person to see the cylinder when it crashes?
(a) Ogilvy.
(b) A construction worker.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Henderson.

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

5. What are the little boys doing to the cylinder the morning after it crashes?
(a) Trying to open it.
(b) Daring each other to touch it.
(c) Throwing rocks at it.
(d) Yelling at it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say could kill all of the Martians, as he tries to reassure his wife?

2. About how many soldiers does the military send in response to the first cylinder crash?

3. What disability does Henderson have?

4. What does the narrator first call the cylinder?

5. What does the Deputation use as a signal to the Martians?

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