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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 12, What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say could kill all of the Martians, as he tries to reassure his wife?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A shell.
(c) A tank.
(d) A firing squad.

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

4. Why do the narrator and soldier decide to take a long route when leaving Woking?
(a) The direct road has been blocked.
(b) The direct road is crowded with people.
(c) There may be food on the long route.
(d) The long route will be safer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Mars from the sun according to the narrator?

2. What element are the gas jets that first streamed toward Earth primarily made from?

3. About how many people surround the pit the morning after the cylinder lands?

4. Why does Ogilvy think it is impossible for the Martians to become established on Earth?

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

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