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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 5, The Stillness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the curate go with the narrator after they leave the first house?
(a) He does not want to be alone.
(b) He thinks that the narrator is a good leader.
(c) He does not want the narrator to be left alone.
(d) The narrator may be able to help him get home.

2. Why does Ogilvy think it is impossible for the Martians to become established on Earth?
(a) The Martians cannot see very well.
(b) The gravity is too strong.
(c) There is no food for them on Earth.
(d) There is not enough nitrogen in the air.

3. How does the author risk his safety on his tenth day in the ruined house?
(a) He pumps water.
(b) He tries to find the curate's body.
(c) He trys to signal for help.
(d) He ventures outside to investigate the Martians.

4. What do the soldiers do when the narrator tells them about the heat ray?
(a) Argue.
(b) Tell the narrator to leave.
(c) Scream.
(d) Shoot into the pit.

5. How is the soldier separated from his unit?
(a) He was discharged.
(b) They abadoned him.
(c) His horse fell.
(d) He ran away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the locals doing when the soldier and the narrator go to check in with the soldiers?

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

3. Why is the narrator's brother forced to abandon his first mode of transportation?

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

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

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