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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kills the Martians?
(a) Bacteria.
(b) A bomb.
(c) Birds.
(d) Water.

2. What does the new weapon do that the Martians reveal at Surrey?
(a) It emits toxic smoke.
(b) It knocks down enemy vehicles.
(c) It works as a mounted gun on the tripods.
(d) It shoots fire.

3. How much time does the narrator spend in the ruined house in total?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two months.
(c) Fifteen days.
(d) Two weeks.

4. What color is the weed that seems to be everywhere around the ruined house?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

5. What is the Thunder Child?
(a) A large gun.
(b) A tank.
(c) A horse.
(d) A warship.

6. How does the narrator get into a yard near the ruined house?
(a) He knocks down a wall.
(b) He goes around a wall.
(c) He breaks into the house in front of it.
(d) He climbs the fence.

7. What does the narrator's brother think happens to the narrator after news reports of the Martians reach town?
(a) He thinks that the narrator is dead.
(b) He thinks that the narrator escaped.
(c) He thinks that the narrator must be hiding.
(d) He thinks that the narrator is coming for him.

8. How much does the curate eat when he and the narrator are trapped in the ruined house?
(a) About half of the food.
(b) Only a little food.
(c) More than his share.
(d) Nothing.

9. Where does the narrator's brother live?
(a) Woking.
(b) London.
(c) Surrey.
(d) Weybridge.

10. How long does the narrator stay in the house after he is found wandering the streets?
(a) One day.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Four days.
(d) One week.

11. How much does the curate sleep when he and the narrator are hiding in the ruined house?
(a) All night.
(b) Very little.
(c) He and the narrator sleep in shifts throughout the day.
(d) All day.

12. What does the narrator plan to do with the animal he hears outside of the house?
(a) Trap and eat it.
(b) Bait the Martians with it.
(c) Save it as a present for his wife.
(d) Keep it for company.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the curate and narrator first see other people?

2. Where is the curate's body before the Martians take it?

3. What do the Martians eat?

4. What are the people coming back from the south of London saying?

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

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