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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do the government officials go when the Martians attack London?
(a) Gloucester.
(b) Nottingham.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Lancaster.

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the narrator hit the curate over the head?
(a) The curate is annoying.
(b) The curate drinks the last of their supply.
(c) The curate is yelling at the Martians.
(d) The curate threatens him.

8. What does the narrator's brother think happens to the narrator after news reports of the Martians reach town?
(a) He thinks that the narrator is coming for him.
(b) He thinks that the narrator escaped.
(c) He thinks that the narrator is dead.
(d) He thinks that the narrator must be hiding.

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

10. As he watches from the ruined house, the narrator sees a Martian pick up a person from where?
(a) A bush.
(b) A cart.
(c) A house.
(d) A cage.

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

12. Where does the narrator find food in the ruined house after the curate dies?
(a) The scullery.
(b) The basement.
(c) He doesn't.
(d) The backyard.

13. 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.

14. Where does the narrator search for food after leaving the ruined house?
(a) A garden.
(b) A squirrel's den.
(c) Another house.
(d) A shed.

15. What does the Martian tentacle reach into the ruined house and take?
(a) A lump of coal.
(b) A piece of glass.
(c) A chair leg.
(d) A doorknob.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator hear a Martian crying out?

2. What does the new weapon do that the Martians reveal at Surrey?

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

4. Where is the curate's body before the Martians take it?

5. How long do the curate and the narrator stay in the first house?

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