View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator say many people were acting towards each other during the Martian invasion?
(a) Violently.
(b) Generously.
(c) Indifferently.
(d) Unkindly.

2. What does the narrator tell his wife about the Martians in order to reassure her?
(a) The Martians are very small.
(b) The Martians are very weak.
(c) The Martians do not seem very dangerous.
(d) The Martians move very slowly.

3. What does the narrator see the Martians do from the ruined house?
(a) Build another weapon.
(b) Fight with each other.
(c) Kill a little boy.
(d) Force humans to fight with them.

4. 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.

5. The narrator describes the Martians as being about the size of what animal?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bear.
(d) A lion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator hit the curate over the head?

3. Who owns the property on which the first cylinder crashes?

4. Why is the narrator's brother not very concerned about the narrator at first?

5. Why does the curate go with the narrator after they leave the first house?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 322 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample