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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Mars the god of in Roman mythology?
(a) The underworld.
(b) Love.
(c) War.
(d) Wisdom.

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

4. How far is Mars from the sun according to the narrator?
(a) 160 million miles.
(b) 160,000 miles.
(c) 140 million miles.
(d) 140,000 miles.

5. Who is Henderson?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) An astronomer.

6. What is the name of the narrator's local newspaper?
(a) The Daily Chronicle.
(b) News of the Day.
(c) The Post-Dispatch.
(d) The Woking Journal.

7. What two emotions does the narrator experience after the first Martian appears?
(a) Fear and curiosity.
(b) Excitement and anger.
(c) Excitement and fear.
(d) Fear and anger.

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

9. What is the man selling near the pit shortly after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Souvenirs.
(b) Drawings.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Sweets.

10. What can survive the heat ray?
(a) Plants.
(b) People.
(c) Animals.
(d) Nothing.

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

12. What does the narrator hear after the shopman goes into the pit?
(a) A cry for help.
(b) A scream.
(c) A confused noise.
(d) Laughter.

13. What does the Deputation use as a signal to the Martians?
(a) A British flag.
(b) A white flag.
(c) A heart.
(d) A peace sign.

14. Why do the narrator and soldier decide to take a long route when leaving Woking?
(a) The long route will be safer.
(b) The direct road is crowded with people.
(c) There may be food on the long route.
(d) The direct road has been blocked.

15. A soldier tells the narrator that when a man waved a flag on a long pole at the Martians, the Martians responded by:
(a) Attacking him.
(b) Pulling him into the pit.
(c) Shooting at him.
(d) Ignoring him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a curate?

2. In the days immediately following the first heat ray, the only people that know about it live in what town?

3. What is a "sapper?"

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

5. What do the people near the cylinder hear coming from inside of it at the end of the first day after the cylinder crashes?

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