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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 4, The Death of the Curate.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ogilvy think it is impossible for the Martians to become established on Earth?
(a) The gravity is too strong.
(b) There is not enough nitrogen in the air.
(c) There is no food for them on Earth.
(d) The Martians cannot see very well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say could kill all of the Martians, as he tries to reassure his wife?

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

3. How does the narrator say he feels on his way home from the heat ray incident?

4. Why is the narrator's brother not very concerned about the narrator at first?

5. What are the people coming back from the south of London saying?

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