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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator see the Martians do from the ruined house?
(a) Kill a little boy.
(b) Build another weapon.
(c) Fight with each other.
(d) Force humans to fight with them.

3. What does the curate spend most days doing just after the house is ruined?
(a) Planning his escape.
(b) Crying.
(c) Looking for food.
(d) Praying.

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

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

6. Where do the curate and narrator first see other people?
(a) Twickenham.
(b) Halliford.
(c) Leatherhead.
(d) Kew.

7. How does the narrator get to Woking near the end of the conflict?
(a) A wagon.
(b) A train.
(c) A horse.
(d) He walks.

8. What direction do the Martians head after they attack Surrey?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's brother think happens to the narrator after news reports of the Martians reach town?

2. What is the name of the song that the narrator invents?

3. Where do the government officials go when the Martians attack London?

4. About what time does the Martian attack of Surrey start?

5. What does the narrator begin to believe right after he leaves the ruined house?

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