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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the soldier want to do in order to ensure his survival?
(a) Hide in a nearby house.
(b) Build an underground colony.
(c) Find other members of the military.
(d) Flee to Ireland.

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

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

4. What does the narrator's brother decide to do when he hears that food may be available if he waits?
(a) Wait.
(b) Demand food from other evacuees.
(c) Keep going.
(d) Go find food.

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

6. What does the narrator plan to do with the animal he hears outside of the house?
(a) Save it as a present for his wife.
(b) Bait the Martians with it.
(c) Trap and eat it.
(d) Keep it for company.

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

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

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

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

11. How does the narrator feel when he first leaves the ruined house?
(a) Upset about what happened with the curate.
(b) Lonely and hopeless.
(c) Hopeful that he will find his wife.
(d) Like he is under Martian control.

12. How does the Martian repair his tripod during the Martian attack of Surrey?
(a) He can repair it from inside.
(b) The other Martians protect him.
(c) He kills everyone nearby and then repairs it.
(d) He does not.

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

14. How many Martians initially attack nearby the night after the narrator's brother is introduced?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

15. What is the Thunder Child?
(a) A large gun.
(b) A horse.
(c) A warship.
(d) A tank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kills the Martians?

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

3. Where do the narrator and curate sleep in the ruined house?

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

5. What does the Martian tentacle reach into the ruined house and take?

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