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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 kitchen.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The living room.
(d) The bathroom.

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

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

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

5. Where do the narrator and curate sleep in the ruined house?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In a scullery.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the kitchen.

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

7. What color is the weed that seems to be everywhere around the ruined house?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

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

9. What happens to the house near Kew when the narrator and curate take refuge there?
(a) It is so old that boards start to fall off of the walls.
(b) A Martian tripod destroys part of it.
(c) The curate knocks out some of the windows.
(d) A cylinder falls next to it and destroys part of it.

10. 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 cart.
(d) A pub.

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

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

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

14. How is the narrator's brother able to help the two women subdue their attackers?
(a) He shoots them.
(b) He bribes them to leave the women alone.
(c) He is an expert boxer.
(d) He helps them ride away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kills the Martians?

2. What do the Martians eat?

3. How long do the curate and the narrator hide in the house before the narrator hits the curate?

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

5. What does the narrator plan to do with the animal he hears outside of the house?

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