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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 15, What Had Happened in Surrey.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many people surround the pit the morning after the cylinder lands?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Five.

2. What is the name of the professional organization for astronomers?
(a) The Astronomical Exchange.
(b) Astronomers United.
(c) The League of Astronomers.
(d) The National Association of Astronomers.

3. About how many people does the heat ray kill?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fifty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Forty.

4. How do the people gathering around the cylinder initially react to it?
(a) They are indifferent to it.
(b) They are angry.
(c) It scares them.
(d) They are disappointed.

5. How many policemen are sent to the common after the heat ray?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. The crowd that gathers around the pit the morning after the cylinder crashes are from Woking and what other town?

2. What saves some people from the first heat ray?

3. Who is Marshall?

4. Why do the humans not know what the heat ray is?

5. What happens to a few people when the crowd is escaping from the heat ray?

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