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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the four tripods carrying when they join the initial Martian attack on Surrey?
(a) Rockets.
(b) Large black tubes.
(c) Sharp blades.
(d) Cages.

5. What animal does the narrator hear on his fifteenth day in the ruined house?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A mouse.

6. On what kind of transportation does the narrator's brother begin his escape?
(a) A boat.
(b) A train.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A cart.

7. Why does the curate go with the narrator after they leave the first house?
(a) He does not want the narrator to be left alone.
(b) The narrator may be able to help him get home.
(c) He thinks that the narrator is a good leader.
(d) He does not want to be alone.

8. What are the people coming back from the south of London saying?
(a) The Martians are coming.
(b) They are trapped.
(c) People are evacuating.
(d) There is nothing to worry about.

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

10. 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.

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

12. Where does the narrator sleep when he gets to Putney Hill?
(a) An inn.
(b) A tree.
(c) An abadoned house.
(d) A wagon.

13. Who ultimately kills the men who are attacking the two women?
(a) The narrator's brother.
(b) A passerby.
(c) The older woman.
(d) The younger woman.

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

15. 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 much stronger he is than his brother.
(c) His own story was getting boring.
(d) To show how brave his brother is.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator find food in the ruined house after the curate dies?

3. What does the curate spend most days doing just after the house is ruined?

4. What does the narrator see the Martians do from the ruined house?

5. The curate drinks the last bottle of what beverage?

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