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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 10, In the Storm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Deputation?
(a) A group of police officers.
(b) A group of delegates.
(c) A group of soldiers.
(d) A group of journalists.

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

3. Who is Henderson?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) An astronomer.
(d) A journalist.

4. What do the people near the cylinder hear coming from inside of it at the end of the first day after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Singing.
(b) A faint stirring.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Someone banging on the walls.

5. What is the man selling near the pit shortly after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Souvenirs.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Drawings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two emotions does the narrator experience after the first Martian appears?

2. What is the London newspaper's headline the day after the first cylinder crashes?

3. Where does the narrator hide when he sees The Thing?

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

5. How many gas jets are spotted within the first twenty-four hours of the story?

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