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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 12, What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the first Martian's skin?
(a) Pink.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Gray.
(d) Orange.

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

3. What does the Deputation use as a signal to the Martians?
(a) A white flag.
(b) A British flag.
(c) A heart.
(d) A peace sign.

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

5. What does the narrator tell his wife about the Martians in order to reassure her?
(a) The Martians are very weak.
(b) The Martians move very slowly.
(c) The Martians are very small.
(d) The Martians do not seem very dangerous.

Short Answer 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?

2. How many nights in a row are the gas jets spotted before they stop?

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

4. About how many people surround the pit the morning after the cylinder lands?

5. How far does the narrator have to drive his wife in the cart?

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