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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. How do the villagers react to the narrator's story when he runs into the village after the heat ray?
(a) They push him.
(b) They pry him for details.
(c) They laugh at him.
(d) They ignore him.

2. How long do the curate and the narrator hide in the house before the narrator hits the curate?
(a) Six days.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three weeks.

3. The curate drinks the last bottle of what beverage?
(a) Beer.
(b) Soda.
(c) Wine.
(d) Water.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's brother study in college?

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

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

4. What does the narrator's brother think happens to the narrator after news reports of the Martians reach town?

5. What does the narrator tell his wife about the Martians in order to reassure her?

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