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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. A soldier tells the narrator that when a man waved a flag on a long pole at the Martians, the Martians responded by:
(a) Pulling him into the pit.
(b) Attacking him.
(c) Shooting at him.
(d) Ignoring him.

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

3. What saves some people from the first heat ray?
(a) A group of soldiers.
(b) A metal shield.
(c) A mound of sand.
(d) A tree trunk.

4. What can survive the heat ray?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Animals.
(c) People.
(d) Plants.

5. What do the soldiers do when the narrator tells them about the heat ray?
(a) Argue.
(b) Tell the narrator to leave.
(c) Scream.
(d) Shoot into the pit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Mars from the sun according to the narrator?

2. Why do the humans not know what the heat ray is?

3. What is the man selling near the pit shortly after the cylinder crashes?

4. What must first be present in order for life to begin according to the narrator?

5. How do the villagers react to the narrator's story when he runs into the village after the heat ray?

(see the answer key)

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