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

2. What does the narrator's brother study in college?
(a) Law.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Literature.
(d) Education.

3. What does the narrator tell his wife about the Martians in order to reassure her?
(a) The Martians are very small.
(b) The Martians move very slowly.
(c) The Martians do not seem very dangerous.
(d) The Martians are very weak.

4. What are the people coming back from the south of London saying?
(a) The Martians are coming.
(b) There is nothing to worry about.
(c) They are trapped.
(d) People are evacuating.

5. What happens to the narrator as he runs home after the heat ray?
(a) He steals a horse.
(b) He passes out.
(c) He gets into a fight.
(d) He runs into his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the villagers react to the narrator's story when he runs into the village after the heat ray?

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

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

4. Why does the narrator hit the curate over the head?

5. Why does Ogilvy think it is impossible for the Martians to become established on Earth?

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