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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 dead.
(b) He thinks that the narrator is coming for him.
(c) He thinks that the narrator must be hiding.
(d) He thinks that the narrator escaped.

4. How does the author risk his safety on his tenth day in the ruined house?
(a) He ventures outside to investigate the Martians.
(b) He pumps water.
(c) He trys to signal for help.
(d) He tries to find the curate's body.

5. Why is the narrator's brother not very concerned about the narrator at first?
(a) He gets a letter from the narrator.
(b) His wife tells him not to worry.
(c) He does not believe that the Martians exist.
(d) The Martians have not been reported as a threat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men trying to do when they attack the two women in the cart?

2. Why does the narrator's brother fail to travel to the narrator's home?

3. What does the curate spend most days doing just after the house is ruined?

4. How long does the narrator stay in the house after he is found wandering the streets?

5. Where does the narrator's brother live?

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