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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator's brother fail to travel to the narrator's home?
(a) He does not want to go.
(b) The trains are not running.
(c) He has to go to work.
(d) He does not have a horse.

2. 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.

3. Where are the Martian's ears located?
(a) On their foreheads.
(b) On their hands.
(c) On the back of their heads.
(d) Next to their mouths.

4. From the ruined house, the narrator sees that the Martian "tripods" actually have how many legs?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the house near Kew when the narrator and curate take refuge there?

2. Why is the narrator's brother forced to abandon his first mode of transportation?

3. How does the narrator see outside on the first morning in the ruined house?

4. Why does the curate go with the narrator after they leave the first house?

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

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