View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 6, The Work of Fifteen Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the first house in which the curate and narrator take refuge?
(a) Kew.
(b) Halliford.
(c) Leatherhead.
(d) Twickenham.

2. What are the little boys doing to the cylinder the morning after it crashes?
(a) Daring each other to touch it.
(b) Trying to open it.
(c) Yelling at it.
(d) Throwing rocks at it.

3. Henderson sends news of the cylinder to his colleagues in what city?
(a) London.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Oxford.

4. Why does the narrator say that he recounted the story of his brother?
(a) His own story was getting boring.
(b) To show how much stronger he is than his brother.
(c) To show how brave his brother is.
(d) To show the evacuation of his brother's city.

5. What does the new weapon do that the Martians reveal at Surrey?
(a) It shoots fire.
(b) It knocks down enemy vehicles.
(c) It works as a mounted gun on the tripods.
(d) It emits toxic smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the villagers react when the first visitors to the cylinder spread the news?

2. What disability does Henderson have?

3. Why do the narrator and soldier decide to take a long route when leaving Woking?

4. Where do the curate and narrator first see other people?

5. How does the narrator feel when he first leaves the ruined house?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 299 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample