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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the author risk his safety on his tenth day in the ruined house?
(a) He pumps water.
(b) He trys to signal for help.
(c) He tries to find the curate's body.
(d) He ventures outside to investigate the Martians.

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

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

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

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

7. What is the soldier holding when the narrator finds him the second time?
(a) A gun.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) A machete.
(d) A spear.

8. What do the Martians eat?
(a) Insects.
(b) Rocks and other minerals.
(c) Blood.
(d) Small animals.

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

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

11. Why does the narrator walk towards it when he hears the Martian cry?
(a) He wants to kill himself.
(b) He wants to see if it is still alive.
(c) He wants to see it up close.
(d) He wants to kill it.

12. Who takes the narrator in after he walks toward the Martian?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A convent.
(c) A family.
(d) A shopkeeper.

13. What are the men trying to do when they attack the two women in the cart?
(a) Take their valuables.
(b) Kill the women.
(c) Take the cart.
(d) Kidnap the women.

14. What does the narrator find out about his house when he returns to it?
(a) It has been destroyed.
(b) Someone was staying there.
(c) It has been robbed.
(d) No one has been in it since he left.

15. What does the narrator begin to believe right after he leaves the ruined house?
(a) He is the only living person in the area.
(b) The military will find him soon.
(c) He should try to bargain with the Martians.
(d) He will find his wife somewhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator find the soldier who he is traveling with earlier in the story?

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

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

4. How does the narrator get to Woking near the end of the conflict?

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

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