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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 1, Under Food.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks the narrator to go to the landowner's estate with him?
(a) A soldier.
(b) Henderson.
(c) A construction worker.
(d) Ogilvy.

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

3. How many houses around the pit catch fire on Friday night?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eight.

4. Who is the first person to see the cylinder when it crashes?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Ogilvy.
(d) A construction worker.

5. Where is the first house in which the curate and narrator take refuge?
(a) Leatherhead.
(b) Halliford.
(c) Twickenham.
(d) Kew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator drink when he gets back to his house for the first time?

2. Where does the Lieutenant tell the narrator and the soldier to go?

3. What does the new weapon do that the Martians reveal at Surrey?

4. Who ultimately kills the men who are attacking the two women?

5. What comes out of the pit after the Deputation signals the Martians?

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