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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. Why does the narrator's brother fail to travel to the narrator's home?
(a) The trains are not running.
(b) He has to go to work.
(c) He does not have a horse.
(d) He does not want to go.

2. What does the Martian cry sound like?
(a) "Ack, ack."
(b) "Ulla, ulla."
(c) "Yip, yip."
(d) "Baru, baru."

3. What does the Committee of Public Safety do when they meet the narrator's brother?
(a) Fight him.
(b) Steal his horse.
(c) Give him money.
(d) Give him food.

4. What is the name of the song that the narrator invents?
(a) The Invincible Man.
(b) The Last Man Alive.
(c) The One Survivor.
(d) The Last One Standing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ogilvy think it is impossible for the Martians to become established on Earth?

2. What does the narrator first call the cylinder?

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

4. What does the Martian tentacle reach into the ruined house and take?

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

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