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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 9, Wreckage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Martians bring with them in the cylinders?
(a) Small animals.
(b) Materials to build dwellings.
(c) Plants.
(d) Books.

2. Where does the soldier hide until meeting the narrator?
(a) In a house.
(b) Under a pile of leaves.
(c) In the sewer.
(d) Under dead bodies.

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

4. What is the London newspaper's headline the day after the first cylinder crashes?
(a) Invaders from Mars Discovered!
(b) Evacuate Immediately.
(c) Government Says Not to be Alarmed.
(d) Message Received From Mars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many people surround the pit the morning after the cylinder lands?

2. Where does the narrator hide after he hits the curate?

3. From the ruined house, the narrator sees that the Martian "tripods" actually have how many legs?

4. What does the soldier want to do in order to ensure his survival?

5. What happens to a few people when the crowd is escaping from the heat ray?

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