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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. Who is Ogilvy?
(a) An astronomer.
(b) A laborer.
(c) A philosopher.
(d) A reporter.

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

3. How does the Lieutenant respond to the soldier and narrator's story when meeting them?
(a) He does not believe them.
(b) He says that he will protect them.
(c) He says that he saw the same things they did.
(d) He accuses them of being insane.

4. How do the villagers react when the first visitors to the cylinder spread the news?
(a) They become very alarmed.
(b) They think that the visitors must be crazy.
(c) They become angry at the visitors.
(d) They insist on calling the military for help.

5. What two emotions does the narrator experience after the first Martian appears?
(a) Excitement and fear.
(b) Excitement and anger.
(c) Fear and anger.
(d) Fear and curiosity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word "canard" mean?

3. What do the soldier and the narrator bring with them when they decide to leave Woking?

4. How does the narrator escape when the army first fights the Martians?

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

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