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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 8, Friday Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do most people react to the invasion on the first Friday after the cylinder lands?
(a) They are demanding action from the military.
(b) They are very curious about what is happening.
(c) They are keeping a close eye on the pit in shifts.
(d) They have not taken much notice of it.

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

3. About how many soldiers does the military send in response to the first cylinder crash?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Four hundred.
(c) One hundred
(d) Fifty.

4. Who is the first person to see the cylinder when it crashes?
(a) The narrator.
(b) A construction worker.
(c) Henderson.
(d) Ogilvy.

5. What color are the gas jets?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the young boy yelling in the middle of town on the Friday evening after the cylinder crashes?

2. What disability does Henderson have?

3. What is a Deputation?

4. How many houses around the pit catch fire on Friday night?

5. In the days immediately following the first heat ray, the only people that know about it live in what town?

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