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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. What are the people coming back from the south of London saying?
(a) People are evacuating.
(b) There is nothing to worry about.
(c) They are trapped.
(d) The Martians are coming.

2. About how many people does the heat ray kill?
(a) Fifty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Forty.

3. Where do the Martian disks first emerge according to the soldier?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A river.
(c) The common.
(d) Under London.

4. How is the narrator's brother able to help the two women subdue their attackers?
(a) He is an expert boxer.
(b) He bribes them to leave the women alone.
(c) He helps them ride away.
(d) He shoots them.

5. On what kind of transportation does the narrator's brother begin his escape?
(a) A cart.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A boat.
(d) A train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men trying to do when they attack the two women in the cart?

2. Why do the narrator and soldier decide to take a long route when leaving Woking?

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

4. About how many soldiers does the military send in response to the first cylinder crash?

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

(see the answer key)

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