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

2. 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) Someone banging on the walls.
(b) Singing.
(c) A faint stirring.
(d) Screaming.

3. How does the narrator react when he reads an article about the cylinder at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) He decides to hide.
(b) He makes plans to leave town.
(c) He panics.
(d) He heads back to the crash site.

4. 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.

5. How do the villagers react to the narrator's story when he runs into the village after the heat ray?
(a) They laugh at him.
(b) They pry him for details.
(c) They push him.
(d) They ignore him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the first Martian's skin?

2. How many gas jets are spotted within the first twenty-four hours of the story?

3. Henderson sends news of the cylinder to his colleagues in what city?

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

5. Who is Henderson?

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