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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 do the people near the cylinder hear coming from inside of it at the end of the first day after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Singing.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Someone banging on the walls.
(d) A faint stirring.

2. What comes out of the pit after the Deputation signals the Martians?
(a) A Martian.
(b) Green smoke.
(c) A missle.
(d) Fire.

3. How far is Mars from the sun according to the narrator?
(a) 140 million miles.
(b) 160,000 miles.
(c) 160 million miles.
(d) 140,000 miles.

4. What is the London newspaper's headline the day after the first cylinder crashes?
(a) Invaders from Mars Discovered!
(b) Evacuate Immediately.
(c) Government Says Not to be Alarmed.
(d) Message Received From Mars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell his wife about the Martians in order to reassure her?

2. Who is Henderson?

3. What disability does Henderson have?

4. What is the name of the Astronomer Royal?

5. Who is the first person to see the cylinder when it crashes?

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