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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 owns the property on which the first cylinder crashes?
(a) Lord Vasser.
(b) Lord William.
(c) Lord Hilton.
(d) Lord Harrington.

2. What are the locals doing when the soldier and the narrator go to check in with the soldiers?
(a) Standing in line for food.
(b) Frantically evacuating.
(c) Boarding up their houses.
(d) Calmly packing their things.

3. The crowd that gathers around the pit the morning after the cylinder crashes are from Woking and what other town?
(a) Farnham.
(b) Clovelly.
(c) Chertsey.
(d) Bibury.

4. What must first be present in order for life to begin according to the narrator?
(a) Nitrogen.
(b) Moisture.
(c) Temperature cooling.
(d) Vegetation.

5. What is the name of the professional organization for astronomers?
(a) The National Association of Astronomers.
(b) The League of Astronomers.
(c) Astronomers United.
(d) The Astronomical Exchange.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the curate doing when the narrator first meets him?

2. What are the little boys doing to the cylinder the morning after it crashes?

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

4. How does the first man get into the pit?

5. Where do the government officials go when the Martians attack London?

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