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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 panics.
(c) He makes plans to leave town.
(d) He heads back to the crash site.

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

3. Where do the Martian disks first emerge according to the soldier?
(a) A river.
(b) Under London.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The common.

4. Who does the narrator say he finds reassuring the morning before he is forced to flee?
(a) The milkman.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A policeman.
(d) His wife.

5. What does the narrator refer to as The Thing when he comes back to town after taking his wife away?
(a) A new Martian weapon.
(b) A Martian tripod.
(c) A dead Martian.
(d) The heat ray.

6. How do the people gathering around the cylinder initially react to it?
(a) They are disappointed.
(b) They are indifferent to it.
(c) They are angry.
(d) It scares them.

7. Where does the Lieutenant tell the narrator and the soldier to go?
(a) Surrey.
(b) Shepperton.
(c) Weybridge.
(d) London.

8. How often does the narrator say new cylinders are falling just before he meets the curate?
(a) Every week.
(b) Every other day.
(c) Every day.
(d) Every hour.

9. Who does not die in the heat ray?
(a) Henderson.
(b) Ogilvy.
(c) Stent.
(d) A Martian.

10. What comes out of the pit after the Deputation signals the Martians?
(a) A missle.
(b) Green smoke.
(c) Fire.
(d) A Martian.

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

12. How does the first man get into the pit?
(a) A Martian pulls him in.
(b) The crowd pushes him in.
(c) He jumps in.
(d) He slips on the edge.

13. What is a curate?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A judge.
(d) A clergyman.

14. In what area of knowledge does the narrator say the Martians are clearly superior?
(a) Biology.
(b) Language.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Philosophy.

15. How does the narrator react when the first Martian falls out of the cylinder?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He tries to fight it.
(c) He stays where he is.
(d) He yells for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mars the god of in Roman mythology?

2. How far is Mars from the sun according to the narrator?

3. What is the name of the Astronomer Royal?

4. How do the villagers react to the narrator's story when he runs into the village after the heat ray?

5. How much light does Mars receive from the Sun, compared to the light Earth receives?

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