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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say that he recounted the story of his brother?
(a) To show how brave his brother is.
(b) To show the evacuation of his brother's city.
(c) To show how much stronger he is than his brother.
(d) His own story was getting boring.

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

3. The soldier believes that the Martians have built a machine that can do what?
(a) Capture humans.
(b) Plant food.
(c) Fly.
(d) Jump long distances.

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is in front of the narrator's house when he returns to it?
(a) The soldier.
(b) His wife.
(c) Ogilvy.
(d) His brother.

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

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

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

14. About how many dead Martians does the narrator see after he hears the Martian cry?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) One thousand.

15. Why is the narrator's brother not very concerned about the narrator at first?
(a) The Martians have not been reported as a threat.
(b) He gets a letter from the narrator.
(c) His wife tells him not to worry.
(d) He does not believe that the Martians exist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the weed that seems to be everywhere around 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. Why does the narrator's brother fail to travel to the narrator's home?

5. How many Martians initially attack nearby the night after the narrator's brother is introduced?

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