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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator find the soldier who he is traveling with earlier in the story?
(a) A tavern.
(b) A trench.
(c) Wimbledon Common.
(d) The Sleeping Dog Inn.

2. Where is the first house in which the curate and narrator take refuge?
(a) Leatherhead.
(b) Halliford.
(c) Twickenham.
(d) Kew.

3. What does the soldier want to do in order to ensure his survival?
(a) Build an underground colony.
(b) Flee to Ireland.
(c) Hide in a nearby house.
(d) Find other members of the military.

4. How does the narrator see outside on the first morning in the ruined house?
(a) He can't.
(b) There is an opening in the wall.
(c) There is a small window.
(d) He opens the door.

5. What does the narrator use to hit the curate in the head?
(a) An axe.
(b) A cart wheel.
(c) A chair.
(d) A meat chopper.

6. What does the narrator's brother study in college?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Education.
(c) Literature.
(d) Law.

7. How does the narrator attempt to keep the curate from using up their resources?
(a) He fights him.
(b) He hides most things from the curate.
(c) He pleads with him.
(d) He promises to get more soon.

8. How is the soldier described who travels with the narrator?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Wrathful.
(d) Brave.

9. About what time does the Martian attack of Surrey start?
(a) 8:00 PM.
(b) 11:00 AM.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 3:00 PM.

10. How long do the curate and the narrator hide in the house before the narrator hits the curate?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Six days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three weeks.

11. The curate drinks the last bottle of what beverage?
(a) Wine.
(b) Soda.
(c) Beer.
(d) Water.

12. Where does the narrator search for food after leaving the ruined house?
(a) A shed.
(b) A garden.
(c) A squirrel's den.
(d) Another house.

13. What does the narrator find to eat after he decides to leave the ruined house?
(a) A rodent.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Bread.
(d) Carrots.

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

15. What does the narrator start calling the tripods when he travels with the curate?
(a) Martian fighting machines.
(b) Octopi.
(c) Death machines.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator feel when he first leaves the ruined house?

2. What direction do the Martians head after they attack Surrey?

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

4. About how many dead Martians does the narrator see after he hears the Martian cry?

5. What does the narrator begin to believe right after he leaves the ruined house?

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