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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the curate's body before the Martians take it?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The living room.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The kitchen.

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator say many people were acting towards each other during the Martian invasion?
(a) Unkindly.
(b) Generously.
(c) Violently.
(d) Indifferently.

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

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

8. Where does the narrator hear a Martian crying out?
(a) Southwark.
(b) Brent.
(c) Camden.
(d) Kensington.

9. What is the name of the song that the narrator invents?
(a) The Last Man Alive.
(b) The Invincible Man.
(c) The One Survivor.
(d) The Last One Standing.

10. From the ruined house, the narrator sees that the Martian "tripods" actually have how many legs?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

11. As he watches from the ruined house, the narrator sees a Martian pick up a person from where?
(a) A bush.
(b) A cart.
(c) A cage.
(d) A house.

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

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

14. Where does the narrator find food after he meets with the soldier for the second time?
(a) A house.
(b) The soldier has it.
(c) A pub.
(d) A cart.

15. Where does the narrator hide after he hits the curate?
(a) In a closet.
(b) In the basement.
(c) In the attic.
(d) Behind some shelves.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator attempt to keep the curate from using up their resources?

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

3. Why does the narrator's brother fail to travel to the narrator's home?

4. What color is the weed that seems to be everywhere around the ruined house?

5. Why is the narrator's brother not very concerned about the narrator at first?

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